A College of the National University of Ireland, Galway
Lough Gill, Sligo, Ireland.
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Virtual Reference Room
Title |
Description |
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ENCYCLOPAEDIAS |
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Abridged version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica |
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6th edition of Columbia Encyclopedia |
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DICTIONARIES |
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Compact Oxford English Dictionary |
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Abridged Merriam Webster English Dictionary |
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Irish – English/ English Irish translation |
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Major European languages translation |
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Roget’s Thesaurus |
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Searches multiple dictionaries e.g. American Heritage (2000) and Websters Revised Unabridged (1996) |
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ATLASES, MAPS |
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Maps, geographical info, statistics, flags |
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Compilation of national and city maps |
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Maps, statistics, demographics |
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Country, region, city maps |
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BIOGRAPHY |
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Biographies |
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GOVERNMENT INFORMATION |
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Information on the Irish State; Government Departments |
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Demographic, economic and social statistics for the Republic of Ireland |
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Government of Ireland legislative acts |
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Gateway to the United Nations organisations |
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Gateway to the countries of the European Union |
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Website of the World Health Organisation |
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World facts |
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NEWSPAPERS |
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National News |
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National News |
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UK National News |
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US National News |
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Local news |
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Local News |
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National/ Local news |
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MEASUREMENT |
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Conversion rates for units of measurement |
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Currency exchange rates |
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Global time zones |
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BOOKS – FULL TEXT |
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Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations by Bartleby.com (2000) online edition |
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19,000 books online – full text of books whose copyright has expired in the United States – mostly texts published before 1923 |