Reference collection

Abbreviations & acronyms

• Abbreviations.com - Directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms

• Acronym finder - Database of acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms with 206,000+ definitions

• The acronym server - Searchable index of over 15,000 acronyms related to all disciplines from University College Cork (Ireland)

Citation and editorial style

• Chicago Manual of Style Online - Guide containing recommendations on editorial style and publishing practices for the digital age. It includes the full contents of the 16th and 15th printed editions.

Dictionaries & Thesauri

• Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Free access to several Cambridge online dictionaries including the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, the Cambridge Dictionary of English, and the Cambridge Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs

• Dictionary.com - Free online dictionary
• The Global Dictionary of Competition Law Project is the first dictionary dedicated to competition and antitrust law worldwide, edited by Deborah Healey (University of New South Wales), Bill Kovacic (George Washington University), Pablo Trevisán (Instituto de Derecho de la Competencia), and Richard Whish (King’s College London). 

• Merriam-Webster - Online dictionary and thesaurus
• Oxford English Dictionary Online dictionary. In addition to the search function it is browsable also by category, timeline, source and historical Thesaurus. 

• Oxford Dictionaries Online - Online dictionary and language reference service of modern British, American and world English. It includes full content from Oxford's largest current English dictionaries and thesauruses, extensive examples of real English usage, detailed writing, grammar, and spelling support, as well as specialised tools for professional writers and editors.

• Oxford Reference Online - Select "Dictionaries" from the "Resource Type" menu to browse English and Bilingual Dictionaries.

• Portail lexical - Portal from the Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales (CNRTL) which offers a rich set of functions for exploring French vocabulary. From the Portail lexical tab, users can search or browse the database for french words and through a system of tabs, view their morphology, definitions, pronunciation (with audio) etymology, synonyms, antonyms and related words. The Portail lexical is a project of the ATILF whose objective is to promote language resources of different research projects within a single portal.

• Visuwords online graphical dictionary and thesaurus - Online dictionary provides meanings and displays visual diagrams showing associations with other words and concepts.

• Oxford language dictionaries online English-French, French-English
• Oxford language dictionaries online English-Chinese, Chinese-English
• Oxford language dictionaries online English-Italian, Italian-English
• Oxford language dictionaries online English-Russian, Russian-English
• Oxford language dictionaries online English-Spanish, Spanish-English
• Oxford language dictionaries online English-German, German-English

Directories

• Directory of bodies of the OECD - Includes official information on OECD committees and working groups, the International Energy Agency and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. It is updated annually.

• Directory of development organizations

Encyclopedias & biographies

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Cross-searchable online library containing the full text of selected reference books. The EUI Library has access to the following titles: 

• Encyclopaedia Judaica
• Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
• Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe 1789 to 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire
• Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction
• International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Searchable collection of more than 57,000 specially written biographies of the men and women from around the world who shaped all aspects of Britain's past. 

Oxford Reference Online - Cross-searchable database of over 200 reference works including dictionaries, general reference and specialised encyclopedias on a broad range of subjects and titles from the acclaimed Oxford Companions series.

Encyclopedia of public international law in Asia - provides a detailed description of the practice and implementation of international law in various Asian states

Quotations

Oxford Reference Online - Select "Quotations" from the "Resource Type" menu for relevant titles, including:

• The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations
• The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (8th ed.)
• The Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations