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Norma Marion Alloway Library

The TWU Library for (Trinity Language College) TLC Students

This guide shows you how to use the library and how to get help if you have problems.

Dictionaries

The most useful collection of dictionaries we have is the Oxford Reference Collection. It includes:

  • 18 bi-lingual dictionaries (European languages only)
  • 7 English dictionaries, including Canadian, Australian, and American English
  • 206 specialized dictionaries on subjects from Accounting to Nursing to Zoology

Encyclopedias

  • Specialized encyclopedias can be good places to start your research. They give an overview of the subject and usually have vocabulary that will be useful to use when searching for books or articles on your topic.
  • To find a specialized encyclopedia, in the library Catalogue, search for Encyclopedia + [your subject]. For example:

  • There isn't an encyclopedia on every subject, so you may not always find one.
  • If searching for Encyclopedia + [your subject] doesn't find anything, try:
    •  handbook + [your subject] 
    • guide + [your subject] 
    • companion + [your subject]