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• Credo Reference 

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A variety of reference works, including dictionaries, which tutors may well prefer to Wikipedia, and it even tells you how to set out a reference to what you find. Try out the 'Mind Map' feature to see how your keyword links to others - useful for essay planning and dissertation work.

These short videos show you how Credo can speed up your research:

1. Search tips
2. Using the automated mind map

Additional access instructions:

• Oxford Art Online 

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A virtual reference resource relating to all aspects of the visual arts. It includes links to images and other useful features such as history of art timelines.

• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

The national record of over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century - extremely useful for detailed biographies about literary figures.

• Oxford English Dictionary Online 

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

The most trusted source about words in English, containing definitions, plus very detailed word histories.