Cartographic:
- Dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms in geographic information systems, cartography, and remote sensing.
- Glossary of Cartographic Terms. From the website of the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection which has lots of other useful links.
- Thesaurus for Graphic Materials. Provides a controlled vocabulary for describing a broad range of subjects including activities, objects, types of people, events, and places.
Language:
- Bab.la. Translations for many different languages.
- Leo. German / English dictionary.
- Latin Resources on the Web. The National Archives has a Learn medieval Latin online tutorial
- Latin Place Names. An online list of Latin place-names and their vernacular equivalents. Also look at Omnes Viae, a reconstruction of the Tabula Peutingeriana.
- Orbis Latinus Online. Latin-German dictionary of Latin place names originally published by Dr. J. G. Th. Graesse in 1861 but since expanded and revised.
- Oxford English Dictionary. (Available in cam domain only).
Biographical:
- British Book Trade Index (BBTI). As of Summer 2025 offline but alternative sources are signposted. An index of the names and brief biographical details and trade details of people who worked in the book trade in England and Wales and who were trading by 1851.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - online. Click on "Library Research Guides". You need to be a registered Cambridge University Library reader to access.
- Scottish Book Trade Index (SBTI). List of names, trades and addresses of people involved in printing in Scotland up to 1850.
- Who's Who and Who Was Who. Biographies of people influential in British public life. Available on campus without a password.