Databases by Subject: Encyclopedias and Reference Materials

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Dictionaries

General Encyclopedias

Specialized Encyclopedias

Online Reference Books

Government (web sites)

General

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

• 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