You can use dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works to:
Get an overview of your topic or issue
Learn the definitions of terms and concepts
Identify keywords to use in your search for additional information
Some useful online dictionaries and encyclopedias to which the library subscribes are listed below. You can also find printed encyclopedias in the library building.
Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias for Interdisciplinary Studies
Oxford Art Online offers access to Oxford’s acclaimed Grove Dictionary of Art and Benezit Dictionary of Artists, plus Oxford art reference titles including the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and usage of 500,000 words and phrases past and present, from across the English-speaking world.