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Encyclopedias
- Access Science — An Online Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
- Britannica Online — An excellent online encyclopedia, dictionary, and world atlas. Don't know much about your topic? Start here.
- Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
- Country Studies — Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
- CountryWatch — Includes country reviews, data, maps, intelligence briefings, specials reports and more
- Encarta Encyclopedia, abridged
- Gale Reference (GVRL) — All of your favorite reference books online. Search within one reference title, across several reference titles, or even across several other Gale databases. Note: GVRL may perform better with Firefox browser rather than Internet Explorer.
- Grove Art Online — A comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day.
- Grove Music Online — Online music encyclopedia; full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition(London, 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (London, 1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition(London, 2002). Articles that have been updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection — From ready-reference (quick reference) to comprehensive scholarly articles.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Wikipedia — Free encyclopedia written by everyone.
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