Online Reference Resources 

Bartleby.com  Full-text The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.  Search the Columbia Encyclopedia, World Factbook, Columbia Gazetteer, Roget’s Thesauri, Bartlett’s Quotations, American English, fowler’s Kings English, The King James Bible, Oxford Shakespeare, Gray’s Anatomy, Post’s Etiquette, Bulfinch’s Mythology and etc.

1950 Code of Virginia

The Virginia General Assembly is offering access to the Code of Virginia on the Internet as a service to the public. We are unable to assist users of this service with legal questions nor respond to requests for legal advice or the application of the law to specific facts. Therefore, to understand and protect your legal rights, you should consult an attorney.

CREDO Reference

Credo Reference is a completely customizable general reference solution for learners and librarians. Its full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference. Through Credo Reference,  patrons access to 3,255,782 entries, from 428 titles and 63 publishers.

Encyclopedia Britannica  Full-text.  The complete Encyclopedia Britannica with related Internet sites and more. 

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Uniform Crime Reports (1995 - present)

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation. In 1930, the FBI was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics.

Gale Virtual Reference Library  Full-text. A database of encyclopedia and specialized reference sources for multi-disciplinary research.

General Reference Center Gold (1980 – present) Full-text. A general interest database, find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies and more.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary  Full-text  The leading online dictionary, now with pronunciation guides.

The Oxford English Dictionary  Full-text  Contains the entire text of the 22 volume Oxford English Dictionary second edition, which merges the original OED with supplements prepared throughout the century.  This electronic text not only contains definitions for most words in the English language but also information on their origins and quotations showing their range of meaning from the time entered the language to the present.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics  Full-text  This resource contains over 600 tables on all aspects of criminal justice. 

United States Code

The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. Since 1926, the United States Code has been published every six years. In between editions, annual cumulative supplements are published in order to present the most current information

Virginia State Police - Crime in Virginia  (1999 - present)

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is a system of collecting and analyzing crime and arrest statistics gathered on selected types of crime by participating law enforcement agencies throughout the State