Finding Books in the KU Libraries
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Quick Reference Resources
- Cambridge Histories This link opens in a new windowContains over 250 volumes published since 1960, equating to around 196,000 pages of scholarship on 15 different academic subjects.
- History Reference Source This link opens in a new windowA full text history reference database featuring content from almost 2,000 reference and non-fiction books.
- Oxford African American studies center This link opens in a new windowProvides online access to reference resources in African American studies, including the Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895, Black Women in America, and Africana, a history of the African American experience. (Restricted to 5 simultaneous users.)
- Oxford reference This link opens in a new windowCross-searchable online database of Oxford University Press subject dictionaries and reference works. Each topical division contains the searchable version of the latest edition of published dictionaries and encyclopedias. (Restricted to 5 simultaneous users.)
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