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ENCYCLOPEDIAS


REFERENCE BOOKS

  • The Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Incorporated, 1999. R031 Am35
  • The new encyclopedia Britannica. 2002. R031 E36
  • The World Book encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, 2007. R031 W67 2007

DATABASES

  • Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
    Updated annually, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas.
  • Oxford Reference Online
    Contains one encyclopedia, Oxford World Encyclopedia, with over 13,000 searchable and browseable entries.
  • xreferplus
    Quick-reference database includes five searchable and browseable encyclopedias, including the Columbia Encyclopedia (2004) and the Crystal Reference Encyclopedia.

WEBSITES

General
  • The Britannica Concise
    Free alternative to the now fee-based online Encyclopedia Britannica.
  • Columbia Encyclopedia
    Online version of the Sixth ed. one-volume desk encyclopedia. Contains brief entries with links to related entries.
  • Encarta
    Microsoft's free standard encyclopedia with almost 40,000 articles and more than 12,000 photos, illustrations, maps, charts, and tables.
  • EncycloZine
    Topics addressed include puzzles, optical illusions, Hubble telescopes, photos, fractals, Java examples, encyclographs, economics, Web design, computers, the Internet, and much more.
Other Encyclopedias
  • Encyclopedia Smithsonian
    Responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs) hierarchically arranged by topic. Includes many reading lists of recommended books.

 

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