The Literary Encyclopedia is an original literary reference work, written by specialists from universities around the world. It provides over 6400 authoritative profiles, usually around 2200 words in length, of authors, works and topics written by experts.

Literary Reference Center Plus includes full-text resources focusing on plays/drama, poetry, religious literature and children's literature. This database also includes volumes of fantasy/science fiction, contemporary literature, world philosophy and religious literature, and literary study guides covering American Literature, English Literature and literary genres.

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is the national record of men and women who have shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. The Dictionary offers concise, up-to-date biographies written by named, specialist authors. It is overseen by academic editors at Oxford University, UK, and published by Oxford University Press. The ODNB's General Editor is Professor Sir David Cannadine. The Oxford DNB now includes biographies of 59,972 men and women who died in or before the year 2012plus 536 Theme articles for reference and research and includes 3 annual updates in January, May, and September.

The online version of the Oxford English Dictionary provides access to the material contained in the 2volume Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary and the 3 volumes of Additions. Includes: Aspects of English informative commentaries on the English language, written by dictionary editors and specialist authors ; and Historical Thesaurus of the OED: now fully incorporated into OED Online, the Historical Thesaurus of the OED arranges the dictionary by meaning. enabing users to trace the changing language of the material world, the mind, and society, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the modern day.