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Online Book Study Guides

SparkNotes
Find information about classic book titles, including plot summaries, character lists and thematic analysis.
CliffsNotes
Search for plot and character information and literary analyses.

Electronic Reference Information

Need help with a research topic? Search the online reference sources below!

Credo Reference

What's included? Articles from reference books such as almanacs, biographies, dictionaries, handbooks, and more for beginning research.
Biography Reference Center This link opens in a new window

What's included? Covers thousands of full-text biographies.
Gale E-books This link opens in a new window

What's included? Includes a collection of reference e-books.
Encyclopedia of Religion in America
What's included? Covers religious history and practices woven into the political, social, cultural, and historical landscape of North America.
Britannica Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
What's included? Authoritative source for facts, history, science, and more. Discover articles, videos, quizzes, games, and features on various topics and events.

Encyclopedia of Life
Global access to knowledge about life on Earth.

LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new window

What's included? Includes interactive tutorials, practice exams, flashcards, articles and e-books for job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED test prep, and more.
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Find Statistics, Quotes and More

Need help with statistics or quotations? Search these online resources!

Bloomsbury Thematic Dictionary of Quotations
Search a number of e-book titles for quotations.
United States Census Bureau
The Census Bureau is the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
U.S. Government Statistics
Many government agencies have statistical information on a wide range of topics. You may need to do further research to find out which agency has the information you are looking for or can help you find it.
Quotes and Quotation Resources
Find quotes from trusted sources online.
Pew Research Center
"Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World"
Google Dataset Search
Find data available online through a specific Google search by the numbers.
Google Public Data
Search datasets available to the public.
Google NGram Viewer
When you enter phrases into the Google Books Ngram Viewer, it displays a graph showing how those phrases have occurred in a corpus of books.
National Center for Education Statistics
Use data tools to find statistics relating to education.
Vital Statistics of the United States
Annual reports that present detailed vital statistics data, including natality, mortality, marriage and divorce.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making.
Gallup
Gallup is "a global analytics and advice firm that helps leaders and organizations solve their most pressing problems."
United Nations Statistics Division
UNSD Environmental Indicators disseminate global environment statistics on ten indicator themes compiled from a wide range of data sources.
RotoWire
Find sports statistics and more.