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Google Scholar @ U-M (with U-M Ann Arbor MGet It Links) This link opens in a new window
Searches for scholarly documents on the web, with the added feature of "Availability at UMichigan" links.

Oxford Duden German Dictionary This link opens in a new window
A German-English/English-German dictionary with comprehensive coverage of the general vocabulary of contemporary German and English.

LEO
Online English-German/German-English dictionary. Over 400,000 entires, including words and phrases; plus grammar, and pronouncing guide with audio clips. Especially good coverage of technical and scientific vocabulary.
Free Internet resource.
Deutsches Wörterbuch (DWB)
Online version of the classic comprehensive dictionary of the German language by the Grimm brothers, originally published from 1854 to 1971.

Library Articles Search
To limit your search to articles included in thousands of encyclopedias and other reference works, use the Format box: scroll down and click on "Reference" in addition to entering search terms in the boxes above.
Oxford Reference Online
Over 300 dictionaries and encyclopedias on all subjects published by Oxford University Press.

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Provides online access to over 1,500 reference works from Gale, Macmillan, and other publishers.
SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window
A searchable collection of e-books, reference books and documentary videos in the social sciences.
Brill Online Reference Works This link opens in a new window
Cross-search many of Brill's online reference works in African Studies, Asian Studies, Classical Studies, European Studies, Jewish Studies, Medieval Studies, Near Eastern Studies, and Religious Studies.
Online Index to Hatcher Graduate Library Reference Books This link opens in a new window
Searchable full text index to 7,500 print reference works shelved in the Hatcher Graduate Library.