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Cambridge Histories Online
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Contains all titles of the Cambridge Histories series. Topics include political, economic & regional history (ancient to modern) plus language & literature, philosophy, music, religion, science, the performing arts, etc.
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Mango Languages
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Online learning tool for 60+ languages; self-paced tutorials to practice reading, listening & speaking. Includes both modern languages several ancient languages (Koine & ancient Greek, Latin & Biblical Hebrew) . Also includes specialty courses (e.g. food & wine in French, Arab etiquette). Create an account with your Smith email address to track your progress.
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Oxford Reference Online
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Reference dictionaries and companions, including illustrations, web links, and searching individual titles or by subject area; from Oxford University Press.
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Scribner Writers Online [Gale]
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Online versions of American Writers, British Writers, European Writers, and World and Genre Writers.
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ARTFL, American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language
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From the University of Chicago, offers 2,000 texts in literature, philosophy, arts, and sciences from the 13th to the 20th centuries; with dictionaries.
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
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Unabridged bilingual dictionaries for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese & Arabic, with native speaker audio pronunciation.
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Dictionary of Literary Biography [Gale]
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Lengthy literary biographies by recognized literary scholars and critics, covering past & present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights.
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CountryWatch 1993+
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Up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world including politics, economics, business, news and data.