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Encyclopedias, dictionaries & references sources: Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, book reviews, directories, maps, translation tools, weather, currency converters, etc.

Language resources

Dictionary of South African English
Over 4000 uniquely South African words across three centuries, browsable by category.

Oxford Reference
core collection of titles includes a broad selection of over 100 dictionary and reference titles across the subject spectrum

Subject Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Oxford Music Online
The Oxford Music Online platform provides access to 4 resources, namely: (1) Grove Music Online, (2) Oxford Companion to Music, (3) Oxford Dictionary of Music, and (4) the Encyclopaedia of Popular Music.
Oxford Reference
core collection of titles includes a broad selection of over 100 dictionary and reference titles across the subject spectrum

Directories