Subject Guide to Mathematics

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If you need help, don't hesitate to ask at the reference desk, or contact Reference Librarians Linda Moore or Mark Maier.

Try these encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference guides to get started. Click on the link to see the call number.

Dictionaries:
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics [electronic resource]
Dictionary of Mathematics Ref QA5 .D53 1999
The Words of Mathematics: an Etymological Dictionary of MathematicalTerms used inEnglish Ref QA5 .S375 1994

Bibliography:
Bibliography and Research Manual of the History of MathematicsRef QA21 .M39 1973

Careers:
Great Jobs for Math Majors QA10.5.L36 2006
101 Careers in Mathematics QA10.5 .A15 1996

Moving to the next step: finding books

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Continuing on: the best places to find articles

ArticleFirst: An OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals.
Blackwell: Over 700 journals covering a wide range of subject areas, including international peer-reviewed titles, many published on behalf of scholarly and professional societies.
Computer Database: Index of computer-related news and reviews.
FirstSearch: A collection of over 60 databases from OCLC.
JSTOR: This database provides full-text coverage of more than 64 major language and literature journals. The journals have been digitized from their first volume. Each year another volume of recent issues is added to the collection.
MathSciNet: A comprehensive database covering the world's mathematical literature since 1940 sponsored by the American Mathematical Society.
For more options, visit Mossey Library’s database homepage.

Link to Hillsdale College Mathematics Department