Reference
Where to start:
Oxford Reference AMBS access required
Comprehensive reference source with results from over 200 reference books published by Oxford Univerity press; searches Oxford English Dictionary, the premier dictionary of the English language.
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO) Free online
Reliable information on topics related to Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Brethren in Christ history, theology, biography, institutions, and local congregations. Includes all articles from the Mennonite Encyclopedia, with frequent updates.
Oxford Bibliographies Online AMBS access required
AMBS has access to the Oxford Biblical Studies Bibliography. Includes quality resources selected by experts in the field, providing overviews of key topics in biblical studies. Links to local library holdings through worldcat.org.
Other places to check:
eBooks on EBSCOhost AMBS access required
Reference books available:
The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity
The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought
Dictionary of Feminist Theologies
Dictionary of Native American Literature
Encyclopedia of Catholicism
Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Islamic Desk Reference (Brill) The Oxford Companion to Christian Art And Architecture
The Oxford Companion to African American Literature
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy
The Oxford Dictionary of Saints
Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms
Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics
Westminster Guide to the Books of the Bible
World Religions in America
Oxford Art Online AMBS access required
Comprehensive source for images and art information. Includes the 34-volume Grove's Dictionary of Art.
Oxford Music Online AMBS access required
Comprehensive source for music information. Includes the 29-volume New Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
Biography in Context AMBS access required
A standard source for full text biographies of individuals, contemporary and historical.
Catholic Encyclopedia,1913 ed. Free online
Still useful although some articles are dated.
Catholic Reference Resources Free online
Catholic librarians are adding updates to James McCabe's classic work, A Critical Guide to Catholic Reference Books (1989) using a wiki format.
The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1901-06 Free online
This classic 12-volume set has over 15,000 articles, many still valuable for historic information.
Christian Cyclopedia Free online
Lutheran Cyclopedia (Concordia Publishing House, 1975) with considerable additional material to enhance the online version.
St. Pachomius Library Free online
An encyclopedia of Orthodox Christianity.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 1915 ed. Free online
The original 1915 edition of this exhaustive Bible encyclopedia. Eerdmans published the 1979 revision of this classic work which is a standard in library reference collections.
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary Free online
More than 2,500 Bible and Bible-related proper names and their meanings.
Perseus Look-up Tool Free online
Images and information on the ancient classical world from the Perseus Project.
Encyclopedia of Religion and Society Free online
A summary of the insights gained by the principal social sciences of religion: anthropology, psychology and sociology. All articles from the print version published by AltaMira Press in 1998.
Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Religion and Science Free online
Lengthy articles by European scholars.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Free online
Detailed entries written by experts and reviewed by an editorial board. Includes biographies.
Dictionary of African Christian Biography Free online
Biographies of African Christians from the earliest times to the present. A collaborative project of scholars from across Africa.
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity Free online
Biographies of significant figures in Chinese Christianity from across the centuries and around the world. A collaborative project.
britannica.com Free online
A free version of the classic encyclopedia (with advertising!).
Biography Free online
Website of the Biography Channel
Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 ed. Free online
Enter terms to search the text or the headwords.
Wikipedia Free online
Information submitted and improved by self-proclaimed "experts" around the world. Use with care for general information. Be especially careful with controversial topics and articles that do not cite sources.
Internet Public Library Free online
An educational initiative of the College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University.
refdesk.com Free online
A commercial site with dozens of links to information sites.
