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    Looking for an overview of important events, bibliographic references, definitions of terms or concepts, and standards? Many useful reference works are now available online.

    • Credo Reference
      Credo Reference is an excellent e-reference solution that covers over 550 highly-regarded titles of encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, biographical resources, and much more!
    • KNOVEL
      Knovel is a searchable collection of handbooks, datasets and reference sources in science, technology and engineering through a single interface.
    • ASTM Standards
      Provides online version of the technical standards from ASTM International. These are included in the larger IHS Engineering Resource Center - Specs & Standards database. Select "IHS Standards Expert" link on the website.
    • Oxford English Dictionary

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