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News & Reference > Use an encyclopaedia (the links below will take you online)
Find a dictionary or thesaurus
*See Also:* News & Reference > Find a dictionary
	BUBL - Dictionary Links This is a useful list of links to some of the best online dictionary sites. There is a description of each of the sites to help you pick the best one for your purposes. A very good resource.
	Dictionary.com A good straightforward web based dictionary that allows you to find definitions and synonyms in a no nonsense way. However, there are a host of other features that can let you translate words, use different language dictionaries and get free software.
	Langenburg Dictionary A fantastic dictionary compilation site that allows you to get exact and approximate definitions from loads of different online dictionaries, get rhymes, make words for scrabble, get clichés, find quotations, decipher anagrams and find pig Latin. Phew!
Find an encyclopaedia online
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	Bartleby A fantastic site that makes it easy to find classic works of literature to read online or download for free. This is exactly the kind of thing that the internet can be most useful for and Bartleby have done a great job in creating this website.
	Encarta Encarta is Microsoft's well known reference source. This British version is a well thought out and very useful source of a massive range of information and much better for UK users than the main American site. Full of good stuff for all sorts of people.
	Encyclopedia Britannica This is the official site of the world renowned Encyclopedia Britannica. You can access a massive amount of information here on pretty much any subject, and the site also includes a good online dictionary and thesaurus.
	Encyclopedia Directory The lovely people at Durham University Library have put together this listing of encyclopedia websites on the web. There are absolutely loads of them here and particularly useful is the section dealing with specific subjects.
	Free Internet Encyclopedia This is an encyclopaedia composed of information available on the Internet. There are two sections, one which gives less detailed information than the other comprehensive section, which can be useful if you don’t want to get bogged down in information.
Go to a library
	British Libraries Online This site offers a list of all the online public libraries in the UK with links to each of them. It also includes information about other libraries, OPACs and national libraries. An excellent research resource.
	BUBL BUBL is an amazing and little known resource. It contains selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas. There is a truly massive amount of brilliant information that can be found here and you can either search categories or journals.
	The British Library The website of the UK's national library. It allows you to search for a huge variety of information in over 10 million documents as well as offering a wide range of extremely useful services. Ignore the annoying pop up window, this is a great site.
	The Internet Public Library The Internet Public Library is an excellent resource. It is one of the first libraries for the internet community and is intended to discover the best ways for librarians to contribute to the web. There is a huge amount of information accessible here.
	UK Higher Education Libraries This site contains links to all of the university and research libraries in the UK, listed alphabetically. Most of these have searchable catalogues and will be extremely helpful in finding the source you need.
	WWW Virtual Library This is one of the first online libraries of the web. Each category is maintained by someone who has a level of expertise in that area and this has led to the content being fairly comprehensive and wide ranging. An excellent way to find relevant websites.

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