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(More Info)	D & B Regional Business Directory, Michigan Metros (excluding Detroit) Area
Includes top public and private business in Michigan. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	DataPlace
A Fannie Mae-sponsored site which culls demographic, economic, social, and housing data from multiple government agencies and presents it in a simple, straightforward format. Users can create thematic maps and scatterplots to represent the information. Read the full annotation

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR

(More Info)	Dictionary of American History, 3d ed.
A multi-volume encyclopedia with concise articles dealing with the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of American history. Includes bibliographies. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of Art
A comprehensive 34-volume set with more than 45,000 entries on worlwide topics, ranging from prehistory through the art of the 1990s. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of Canadian Biography
A scholarly national biography, with approximately 8000 entries on people who helped in the formation of Canada and who died between the years 1000 and 1930.Fully searchable, with detailed bibliographic information for each entry. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Substantive entries on figures of classical mythology; includes bibliographies for entries in appendix. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of Computing & Digital Media
Defines terms and acronyms related to digital audio, video, graphics, and interactive communication. Read the full annotation

Dictionary of Econometrics

(More Info)	Dictionary of Marxist Thought
A succinct guide to the basic concepts of Marxism, including different interpretations and criticisms and the people and schools of thought whose works have contributed to the body of Marxist ideas. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of Multicultural Education
Provides multiple perspectives on race and ethnic distinctions, gender considerations, postmodernism, critical theory, and the meanings of all this for curriculum. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas
The ideas discussed in this work go beyond philosophical ideas. However, a significant number are directly related to philosophical issues. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of the Middle Ages
Ed. Joseph R. Strayer. 12 vols. (1982-1989) + Supplement (2003). The bibliographies can be supplemented by looking at the more recent Lexikon des Mittelalters (see below). Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue francaise : et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siecle
A dictionary documenting the use of French before 1500. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren
The Digital Library of Dutch Literature is a growing collection of primary and secondary information on Dutch language and literature and its historical, societal and cultural context. The site is an initiative by the Digital Library of Dutch Literature Foundation. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Directory of History Journals
Provides links to English-language journals that publish in the field of history. Maintained by the American Historical Association. Searchable by subject, keyword, or browsable by title. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	dmoz.org Planning Directory
A directory covering topics such as growth and sprawl, historic preservation, transportation, urban design, urban history and urban economics. (This site is part of the Open Directory Project.) Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dr. John Grohol's Psych Central
Regularly maintained by Dr. Grohol and a staff of contributing editors, Psych Central is a good source for mental health information, and it provides annotated guides to the most useful websites, newsgroups, and mailing lists online today in mental health, psychology, social work, and psychiatry. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Drama Criticism
This resource contains criticism of the most significant and widely studied dramatic works from all the world's literatures. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Art: An Encyclopedia
Ed. Sheila D. Muller. New York: Garland, 1997. A one-volume encyclopedia with entries on various people and topics important in the history of Dutch art and art criticism. Includes good cross-references, indexes, and bibliography. Read the full annotation

Dutch Biographical Resources

(More Info)	Dutch Grammar Course
A well-constructed course in the Dutch language and grammar, maintained by Bieneke Berendsen. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Language (Wikipedia article)
A brief, well-organized overview of the Dutch language, with good links to other resources. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Newspapers (Nederlandse kranten)
Links to a wide variety of Dutch-language newspapers. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Proverbs and Sayings
Contains Dutch proverbs and sayings, with equivalent expressions in other languages. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Research Database (NOD)
The Dutch Research Database (NOD) is a publicly available online database with information on scientific research, researchers and research institutes. The NOD covers all scientific disciplines (multidisciplinary). Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Spelling
A concise guide to Dutch orthography (spelling), with a history of spelling reforms and changes. (This is an English translation of a Dutch Wikipedia article.) Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Studies Web: History (WESS-WEB)
A collection of resources for Dutch History from the Western European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dutch Studies Web: Literature and Language (WESS-WEB)
Portal for Dutch Studies in Language and Literature from the Western European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Read the full annotation

Dutch-English Dictionary

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