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Databases by Subject: Encyclopedias and Reference Materials

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Dictionaries

yourDictionary.com

General Encyclopedias

Britannica Online -- Online Academic Edition

Britannica Online -- Public Library Edition

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

Specialized Encyclopedias

CQ Researcher Online

Encyclopedia of Animals

Online Reference Books

Government (web sites)

Google U. S. Government Search

North Carolina Information Resources

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet

General

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Titles included are:

Africa: An Ecyclopedia for Students
African-American Almanac
Animal Sciences
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras
College Blue Book
Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Modern World
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
Encyclopedia of Religion
Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Fashion, Costume, and Culture
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Genetics
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Pollution A to Z
UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes
UXL Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features
UXL Encyclopedia of World Biograghy
Water: Science and Issues
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations

Greenwood Digital Collection

Titles included are:

American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography
Daily Life Through History
Historic Events of the 20th Century
Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers
Literature in Context