▁Muslim ▁communities ▁in ▁Leb anon <0x0A> </s> ▁Reference ▁software ▁is ▁software ▁which ▁em ul ates ▁and ▁exp ands ▁upon ▁print ▁reference ▁forms ▁including ▁the ▁dictionary , ▁translation ▁dictionary , ▁en cyc lo pa edia , ▁th es aur us , ▁and ▁at las . ▁Like ▁print ▁references , ▁reference ▁software ▁can ▁either ▁be ▁general ▁or ▁specific ▁to ▁a ▁domain , ▁and ▁often ▁includes ▁maps ▁and ▁illustr ations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁bibli ography ▁and ▁statistics . ▁Reference ▁software ▁may ▁include ▁multimedia ▁content ▁including ▁anim ations , ▁audio , ▁and ▁video , ▁which ▁further ▁illustrate ▁a ▁concept . ▁Well ▁designed ▁reference ▁software ▁impro ves ▁upon ▁the ▁navig ability ▁of ▁print ▁references , ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁search ▁functionality ▁and ▁hyper links . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁and ▁development ▁Many ▁diction aries ▁and ▁en cyc loped ias ▁r ushed ▁into ▁CD - ROM ▁ed itions ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁w ides p read ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁CD - ROM ▁to ▁home ▁computers . ▁A ▁second ▁major ▁development ▁occurred ▁as ▁the ▁internet ▁also ▁became ▁widely ▁available ▁in ▁homes , ▁with ▁reference ▁works ▁becoming ▁available ▁online ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁conversion ▁of ▁previously ▁print - only ▁reference ▁materials ▁to ▁electronic ▁format ▁marked ▁a ▁major ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁market ing ▁and ▁access ibility ▁of ▁such ▁works . ▁A ▁striking ▁case ▁study ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁v ener able ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica , ▁which ▁was ▁previously ▁only ▁available ▁at ▁prices ▁of ▁US D ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁and ▁higher , ▁restrict ing ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁better ▁libraries ▁and ▁the ▁wealth