Wikipedia
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For an overview of the issue, check out Wikipedia's Citing Wikipedia article!
Search Online Reference Collections
Credo, Gale, and Oxford offer online reference collections that let you cross-search many dictionaries and encyclopedias at once!
- CREDO Reference This link opens in a new windowDictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. from a variety of sources.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new windowOnline reference works from a variety of publishers.
- Oxford Reference This link opens in a new windowReference books by Oxford University Press, including the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
Statistics and Data
- National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)The IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) provides free online access to summary statistics and GIS files for U.S. censuses and other nationwide surveys from 1790 through the present.
Your Librarian

Annie Larson
Contact:
Room 307
Alcuin Library
Saint John's University
Alcuin Library
Saint John's University
320-363-2127
Subjects: Classics, English, Film Studies, French Studies, German Studies, Greek, Hispanic Studies, History, Latin, Philosophy, Spanish