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View <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://innopac.library.unr.edu/search/tHistory+e-book+project/thistory+e+book+project/-2%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=thistory+e+book+project&1%2C956%2C"> list of titles</a>.</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-new.sourceoecd.org.innopac.library.unr.edu/">SourceOECD Books</a><ul class="spaced"> <li>High-quality eBooks on economic, environmental, and social issues from the <font class="banner-nav-text-grey"> Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an intergovernmental organization with 30 member countries. </font>Select <b>Book Series </b>or <b>Books by Theme</b> in the <b>Go to</b> drop-down box. To search within SourceOECD Books, click the <b>Books Tab</b> at top of screen. </li> </ul> </li> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://innopac.library.unr.edu/screens/ebooksearch.html">Search for eBooks in the Library Catalog</a></li> <li><a href="#free">Sources for Free eBooks</a><b> </b><br/> </li> </ul> <h2 class="overline"><a name="eRefbooks"></a>Reference Books</h2><span id="ErrorMessage"></span> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.anb.org.innopac.library.unr.edu/articles/home.html">American National Biography (ANB)</a><br/>Authoritative essays about notable Americans from earliest times through 1995. Recommends key books and articles for further reading. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://innopac.library.unr.edu/search/t?American+National+Biography">Print edition</a> also available.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.globalbooksinprint.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/GlobalBooksInPrint/">Books in Print (now Global Books in Print)</a><br/>Records of in-print, forthcoming, and recently out-of-print books from over 44,000 North American publishers. Updated weekly.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-search.eb.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Britannica Online</a><br/>Online version of the complete encyclopedia with more than 75,000 entries, links to related Internet sites, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.chemnetbase.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">CHEMnetBASE</a><br/>Major chemical reference books from Chapman & Hall and CRC Press: <i>Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD)</i>, <i>The Handbook of Chemistry & Physics</i>, <i>Polymers: A Property Database</i>, <i>Properties of Organic Compounds</i>.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.columbiagazetteer.org.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Columbia Gazetteer of the World</a><br/>A database of geographical names, descriptions, and characteristics of over 165,000 places in the world. Search by place-name, type of place, or keyword.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.hbcpnetbase.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics</a><br/>The most comprehensive source for data and constants in physics and chemistry. Searchable by names, properties, and sections.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/https://apollo.library.unr.edu/" target="_blank">Dictionary of Organic Compounds and Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds</a><br/>The full content for the classic reference sets. (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://www.it.unr.edu/getstarted/aboutnetid.asp">UNR NetID</a> required)</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.sciencedirect.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/science/referenceworks/0122270908">Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences</a><br/>Covers all major aspects of atmospheric science and related subjects such as oceanography and hydrology. Includes recently established fields such as atmospheric chemistry and global climate change as well as the traditional topics of atmospheric dynamics, cloud physics, and weather forecasting.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-evolution.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Encyclopedia of Evolution</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Comprehensive guide to evolutionary biology. Entries by leading experts survey essential concepts and theories, present methods, models and findings, and discuss both the history of the field and current controversies. Special essays include Stephen Jay Gould's "Macroevolution" and Jane Goodall and Elizabeth Vinson-Lonsdorf on "Culture in Chimpanzees." Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.sciencedirect.com.innopac.library.unr.edu:80/science/referenceworks/0123693969">Encyclopedia of Geology</a><br/>Covers earth history, earth materials, surface processes, regional geology, economic geology, engineering geology, petroleum geology, geochemical and mineral exploration, the history of geology, and more.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-globalchange.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Encyclopedia of Global Change</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Authoritative articles investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth, such as tsunamis, elephant conservation, ocean pollution, mining regulation, and permafrost melt. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.sciencedirect.com.innopac.library.unr.edu:80/science/referenceworks/0080431526">Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology</a><br/>Covers all classes of materials and the phenomena related to them, ranging from optical and dendritic phenomena to characterization of materials and crystalline polymers.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.sciencedirect.com.innopac.library.unr.edu:80/science/referenceworks/012227430X">Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences</a><br/>Covers the physical processes that drive the oceans and the chemical, biological, and geological regimes, methods of studying the oceans, from ship-based systems to satellite remote sensing, and ancillary topics such as the law of the oceans, use of the oceans for food and energy, and the impact of pollution and climate change.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-enlightenment.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>From the rise of Descartes' disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815, 700 articles by leading scholars cover Western Europe, North America, Brazil, and Iberian, Russian, Jewish, and Eastern European cultures. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-middleages.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Scholars from forty countries provide 3,000 concise and detailed articles on all aspects of the Middle Ages, from the fifth to the fifteenth century. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.groveart.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Grove Dictionary of Art</a><br/>Contains 45,000 articles on all aspects of the visual arts. Links to images at the Bridgeman Art Library and external websites.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.grovemusic.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Grove Music Online</a><br/>Includes full text, with ongoing updates of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed., The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd ed.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.hbcpnetbase.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (CRC)</a><br/>The most comprehensive source for data and constants in physics and chemistry. Searchable by names, properties, and sections.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.historyebook.org.innopac.library.unr.edu/">History E-Book Project</a><br/>Search or browse authoritative electronic editions of leading books in the field of History. Sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies. View <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://innopac.library.unr.edu/search/tHistory+e-book+project/thistory+e+book+project/-2%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=thistory+e+book+project&1%2C956%2C">list of titles</a>.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS31332">HLAS Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies)</a><br/>Bibliography of works selected and annotated by scholars, for the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. 1936- present.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-dance.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">International Encyclopedia of Dance</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Articles by scholars from fifty countries cover dance-theatrical, ritual, dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Cultural and national overviews are accompanied by entries on dance forms, music and costumes, performances, and biographies of dancers and choreographers. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-linguistics.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">International Encyclopedia of Linguistics</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Articles cover historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics with special attention given to interrelations within these branches of the field and to relations of linguistics with other disciplines. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-collections.chadwyck.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/kjbible/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx">King James Bible</a><br/>The 1611 King James or 'Authorized' Version became the standard edition of the Bible for nearly three centuries, significantly influencing later versions and English literature.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-search.marquiswhoswho.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/" name="marquis">Marquis Who's Who</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Profiles of the most accomplished individuals in government, business, science and technology, the arts, entertainment, and sports. Search by name, gender, occupation, geography, hobbies and interests, religion, and more. If you cannot access the database, our license may be in use; please try again in a few minutes. </p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.mathnetbase.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">MATHNetBase</a><br/>Search or browse the latest editions of online reference books in pure and applied mathematics from CRC Press.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-search.ebscohost.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=loh">Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCOHost)</a><br/>Comprehensive guide to 2,000+ contemporary testing instruments in psychology, education, business, and leadership. Buros Institute, University of Nebraska. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-galenet.galegroup.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/servlet/LitRC?ste=100&srchtp=eol&locID=reno">Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature</a><br/>Over 10,000 entries for authors, works, literary landmarks, literary and critical terms, mythological and folkloric figures, fictional characters, literary movements and prizes.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-byzantium.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>More than 5,000 entries by eminent historians on 1,100 years of Byzantine history, from the 4th century to the 15th. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-renaissance.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Entries cover all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe, including art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period. Explores the influence that this intellectual and cultural revival continues to have on modern thought and society. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-americanliterature.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Surveys American literature in 350 essays from leading scholars, covering the 1600s to the present. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-ancientegypt.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Articles by leading scholars go beyond the records of archaeology to make available what we know about the social, political, religious, cultural and artistic legacy of this 5,000-year civilization. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-britishliterature.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Comprehensive coverage of the history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in the major literary languages (Anglo-Saxon, English, Welsh, Scots, Irish, and Latin). Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-childrensliterature.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Documents and interprets books read by children throughout the world. Includes brief biographies of every major author and illustrator, feature essays on all genres of children's literature, individual works, and prominent trends and themes, as well as general essays on the traditions of children's literature in many countries. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-economichistory.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Articles by scholars from thirty-five countries cover the international history of economics. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-americanfoodanddrink.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Contributors from academia, industry, and the culinary world, provide 700 that cover significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-latinos.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Over 900 articles by academics, scholars, writers, and artists on the identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-reformation.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Information about the range of religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the sixteenth century. Covers not only church polity and theology but also developments in politics, economics, demographics, art and literature. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-www.oxford-theatreandperformance.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/">Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance</a> <img src="/web/20070212215531im_/http://www.library.unr.edu/images/new.gif" alt="New!" width="31" height="12"/> <br/>Authoritative information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. In addition to playhouse performances, covers dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.</p> <p class="hang"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070212215531/http://0-gem.greenwood.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/ip.asp?c=O1057">Pornography and Sexual Representation: A Reference Guide</a><br/>Comprehensive work on the history, scholarship, social, cultural, and legal aspects of pornography and American society. 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