LibGuides: J200: Finding Data and Statistics: Reference Materials

Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Guidebooks, Etc.

Gale In Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Search narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content (Access provided by the Marion County Internet Library with support from the Library Fund of The Indianapolis Foundation. Access is restricted to Marion County residents only.)
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL): Interdisciplinary background information to start your research.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
Biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to 2009.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Dictionary of the English language, including etymologies and usage quotations.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Interdisciplinary background information to start your research.
CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window
Reports, summaries, and pro/con views on a range of current issues. IU Login required to start a session. (Access provided by the Marion County Internet Library with support from the Library Fund of The Indianapolis Foundation.)
AP Stylebook Online This link opens in a new window
English grammar style and usage guide created by American journalists.

Reuters Handbook of Journalism
This handbook is not intended as a collection of “rules”. Beyond the obvious, such as the cardinal sin of plagiarism, the dishonesty of fabrication or the immorality of bribe-taking, journalism is a profession that has to be governed by ethical guiding principles rather than by rigid rules.