Biography
- American National Biography Online This link opens in a new windowBiographical essays profiling people from all periods of American history and culture. Bibliographic information, some illustrations, and online resources are included.
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index This link opens in a new windowIndex of reference sources containing biographies.
- Dictionary of Literary Biography This link opens in a new windowProfiles of past and present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights discussing their lives and careers and critical response to their works. Includes the Documentary Series, Main Series, and Yearbook.
- World Who's Who This link opens in a new windowLives and achievements of the most distinguished men and women from almost every country in the world. Career, contact and other biographical details.
Encyclopedias & Bibliographies
Encyclopedia of Underwater and Maritime ArchaeologyCall Number: CC77 .U5 E539 1998 STACKS
Encyclopedia of Western Atlantic Shipwrecks and Sunken TreasureCall Number: CC77 .U5 S27 2001 STACKS
Oxford Encylopedia of Maritime HistoryCall Number: VK15 .O84 2007 Central PAYNE-6FL
Shipwrecks: An Encyclopedia of the World's Worst Disasters at SeaCall Number: VK1250 .R57 1996 STACKS
Bibliographies
Checklist of Narratives of Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea to 1860, with Summaries, Notes, and CommentsCall Number: Z6016.S55 H86 STACKS- Reference Guide to the Literature of Travel: Including Voyages, Geographical Descriptions, Adventures, Shipwrecks and ExpeditionsCall Number: Z6011 .C87 1993 STACKS
Legal Studies
- Oxford Companion to American Law This link opens in a new windowAuthoritative reference work on the subject of American law
- Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions This link opens in a new windowEntries on major Supreme Court cases written by eminent legal scholars. Each entry provides the United States Reports citation, the date the case was argued and decided, the vote of the Justices, who wrote the opinion for the Court, who concurred, who dissented, an informative account of the particulars of the case, the legal and social background, the reasoning behind the Courts decision, and the impact on American society.
- ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new windowFederal, state, and international statistical, economic, demographic, and geographic information. National income and production statistics, retail and wholesale trade data, interest rates, economic indicators, and social and demographic statistics, plus data on energy, environmental protection, agriculture, fisheries, crime, etc.
