Reference Works University Library of Tromsø

ENCYCLOPEDIAS DICTIONARIES MAPS MISCELLANEOUS Some of the services below, marked with are only available to students and staff at the University of Tromsø. About Conditions for access (in norwegian).   Encyclopedias Britannica online   Web-version of Encyclopedia Britannica which is regarded as the world's best encyclopedia. You can search Britannica Online, Britannica's Internet Guide and Merriam-Webster's Collegiale Dictionary. Encarta Your gateway to 17,000 articles, multimedia, a talking dictionary, and world atlas from Microsoft. Encyclopedia.com 17 000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia (3rd edition). Dictionaries Bokmålsordboka og nynorskordboka These dictionaries have been produced by Seksjon for leksikografi og målføre, at the Department of Scandinavian Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Oslo, in a joint venture with The Norwegian Language Council. Oxford English Dictionary   The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. The OED is currently available as a 20-volume print edition and now also in an online edition which is updated quarterly. Oxford Reference Online   ORO consists of more than 100 specialist and general reference dictionaries. Webster's Dictionary Merriam-Webster Online. On-line Dictionaries Now linked to more than 800 dictionaries in 150 different languages. This website indexes on-line dictionaries, thesauri, and such like containing words and phrases. Preference in selection has been given to free online dictionaries of high quality. Maps PCL Map Collection The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. Contains approximately 2500 maps of countries, cities, etc. and additional map links. UC Berkeley Web Resources University of California, Berkeley WEB Internet Resources in Maps and Cartography Kart Startsiden.no Startsiden.no Map resources MSN Expedia Discover an interactive map that allows users to zoom in and out of specific areas. Miscellaneous The World Factbook Information on all countries of the world. Published by the CIA.

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