Encyclopedias, dictionaries & directories

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* = Access restricted to UMB-users only

DICTIONARIES (language)
• English-Norwegian (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• Norwegian-English (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• French-Norwegian (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• Norwegian-French (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• Spanish-Norwegian (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• Norwegian-Spanish (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• German-Norwegian (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• Norwegian-German (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget

• Language Dictionaries and Translators - 150 languages
• WordReference.com - French, Italian and Spanish dictionary
- BIBSYS emneportal (subject gateway) - find more dictionaries

Norwegian language dictionaries
• Bokmålsordboka og Nynorskordboka
• Fremmedord blå ordbok (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• Norsk språkråd
• Norsk blå ordbok (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• Norske synonymer blå ordbok (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• Nynorsk blå ordbok (ordnett)* - Kunnskapsforlaget
- BIBSYS emneportal (subject gateway) - find more dictionaries

English language dictionaries
• Merriam-Webster Online - dictionary and thesaurus
• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary*
• Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
• Oxford Dictionary of English* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• Oxford Dictionary of Quotations* - Kunnskapsforlaget
• Oxford Thesaurus of English* - Kunnskapsforlaget
- BIBSYS emneportal (subject gateway) - find more dictionaries

DICTIONARIES (subject)
• The Green Dictionary - developed by UMB, agriculture and environment
• Webopedia - computer and Internet technology definitions
- BIBSYS emneportal (subject gateway) - find more dictionaries

ENCYCLOPEDIAS (general)
• Britannica Online* - online academic edition
• Caplex - Cappelen (Norwegian)
• Encarta - Microsoft
• Store Norske Leksikon Online - Kunnskapsforlaget (Norwegian)
• Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
• WorldAlmanac* - Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs
- BIBSYS emneportal (subject gateway) - find more encyclopedias

ENCYCLOPEDIAS (subject)
• AccessScience - McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology*
• Biokemisk Leksikon - biochemistry and chemistry (Danish)
• GeoLeksi - geology (Norwegian)
• HyperHistory Online
• The Internet Movie Database
• Den virtuella floran - botany (Swedish)
• The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency
- BIBSYS emneportal (subject gateway) - find more encyclopedias

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION DIRECTORIES
• Braintrack - over 8300 Links to higher educational institutions
- BIBSYS emneportal (subject gateway) - find more resources

JOURNAL ABBREVIATIONS
• ISSN Portal*- full title of journal abbreviations

MAPS
- BIBSYS emneportal (subject gateway) - find maps

PHONE DIRECTORY
• Phone-book for UMB
• 1881 (Norway)
• 1890 (Norway)
• Gule sider - Yellow pages (Norway)
• International White and Yellow Pages
- BIBSYS emneportal (subject gateway) - find more resources

Updated: 29.12.10
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Visiting address: Chr. M. Falsens vei 18, Towerbuilding
Phone: +47 64 96 55 00, Fax: +47 64 96 55 01
E-mail: biblioteket(at)umb.no

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Additional information

VPN - off campus access

Encyclopedias
• AccessScience*
• Britannica*

Dictionaries
• Ordnett* - language
• Green Dictionary - subject