Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias
Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias
The library has a wide collection of dictionaries and encyclopaedias. Many of them are held in the Reference Area on the ground floor but some are shelved in the main library beside the relevant subject. To find the location of a dictionary or encyclopaedia search by Keyword in the , e.g. dictionary religion or encyclopaedia education.
Please note that the different spellings of encyclopedia, encyclopaedia, encyclopedias and dictionaries will give different results.
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Biographies of over 50,000 people who shaped the history of Ireland and the UK
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Full text of Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Grove Dictionary of Opera, Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Encyclopaedia of Popular Music, Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford Companion of Music.
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It includes English dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries (French, Spanish, German, Irish, Italian, Latin, Welsh) quotations, thesauruses, encyclopaedias etc.
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Irish Dictionaries
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- - The electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language (eDIL) is a digital edition of the complete contents of the Dictionary of the Irish Language based mainly on Old and Middle Irish materials
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It includes English dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, quotations, thesauruses, encyclopaedias etc.
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Full text of encyclopedia of Grove Art Online, also includes The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopaedia of Aesthetics and Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art
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This database includes full-text of Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Grove Dictionary of Opera, Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Encyclopaedia of Popular Music, Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford Companion of Music.
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The UK/EIRE Reference Centre combines British & Irish sources (magazines, newspapers, and reference books) with international sources to create the most complete collection of full-text research publications for UK/Irish public libraries.
Magazine coverage includes the full text of publications such as The Economist, New Statesman, PC Magazine, National Geographic and many more.
Newspaper coverage includes the full text of publications such as The Times (London) The Sun, The Daily Mail, The Birmingham Post, Irish Times, etc. In addition, this database provides thousands of photos, maps, and flags.
