Background sources in electronic format

Dictionaries, for definitions of key concepts

• Oxford Reference Online:
  • Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
  • Dictionary of Statistics
  • Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units
• Algebraic Geometry : A Concise Dictionary

Encyclopedias, with longer entries and links to additional resources

• The Concise Encyclopedia of Statistics
• Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences
• International encyclopedia of statistical science
• Statistics from A to Z: Confusing Concepts Clarified
• The universal book of mathematics from Abracadabra to Zeno’s paradoxes
• Encyclopedia of Applied and Computational Mathematics
• Encyclopaedia of Mathematics (17 Volumes from 1988 – 2002)

For biographical information, browse these selections on mathematicians and statisticians in the catalogue, including women in these fields.