Use Discover! above or the resources below to get the information you need for assignments.

To schedule individualized research assistance appointments, visit the TracCloud self-serve dashboard in MyIvy and select "Research Assistance" as the reason for your appointment.

• Have you ever wondered where a word came from or how it was originally used?
• Do you need a robust definition to support your writing or research project? 
• Are you intrigued by the idea of a "Word of the Day" ?
• Want to win that next round of Scrabble or Jeopardy?

Give the Oxford English Dictionary a try. 

Known as "an unsurpassed guide for researchers in any discipline to the meaning, history, and usage of over 500,000 words and phrases," the OED is wonderful tool for understanding the nature of language.