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SMC 4301 - Capstone Seminar: Prospects for Community & Civilization

Resources, search guidance, and information to assist students in successfully completing requirements for this course.

University Resources

Community Engagement Office
Connect with civic and community engagement opportunities through St. Mary's University.
Academic Conduct
Search for "Academic Misconduct" in the Code of Student Conduct.

Foundation Resources

Candid (formerly Foundation Center and GuideStar)
Research and verify nonprofits, find funding and more. Some areas require a subscription.

Gale eBooks

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This resource was formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library

Oxford Reference

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Oxford Reference is the premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions, and Encyclopedias.

As you browse through Oxford Reference, you may find results that range from short-entry, a general reference to more in-depth articles on specialized subjects.

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OED - Oxford English Dictionary Online

The Oxford English Dictionary
600,000 words … 3 million quotations … over 1000 years of English
The OED is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of past and present words from across the English-speaking world. Browse or search this incredibly rich resource.
This online version contains two separate texts: the complete Second Edition and the New Edition in progress.