Reference Subject Guide - Encyclopedias
| General Encyclopedias |
| International Encyclopedias |
| Subject-Specific Encyclopedias |
| Indexes & Databases |
| Internet Sites |
General Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Americana
--Ready Reference-- AE 5 .E333 2004 (30 volumes)
Encyclopedia Britannica
--Ready Reference-- AE 5 .E363 2002 (29 volumes)
World Book Encyclopedia
--Ready Reference-- AE 5 .W55 2004 (22 volumes)
International Encyclopedias
Brock Haus Enzyklopadie
--Reference Stacks-- AE 27 .G67 1986 (24 volumes)
Gran Enciclopedia RIALP
--Reference Stacks-- AE 61 .G721 1989 (24 volumes)
Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopedique
--Reference Stacks-- AE 25 .G63 (10 volumes)
Enciclopedia Hispanica
--Reference Stacks-- AE 61 .E52 1993 (18 volumes)
Subject-Specific Encyclopedias
Consult subject-specific Research Guides for available encyclopedias.
Indexes and Databases
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia-- Indexes over 25,000 full-text records, covering an array of topics. The database includes images and brief biographies.
Oxford English Dictionary-- Provides full-text definitions, pronunciations, etymology, timeline and quotations for words in current usage as well as old words.
Internet Sites
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia -- Contains approximately 25,000 short entries from Britannica's current one volume encyclopedia.
Columbia Encyclopedia (6th edition, 2000) -- Contains more than 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
Encyclopedia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) -- Contains over 40,000 lengthy articles written by over 1,500 authors within their various fields of expertise for the 1911 edition of Britannica's encyclopedia.
Encyberpedia -- Provides annotated links to general and subject-specific encyclopedias on the Internet.
InfoPlease -- Provides links to an almanac, atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia (the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition) and thesaurus.
Microsoft Encarta Concise Encyclopedia -- Contains approximately 4500 encyclopedia articles with photos, illustrations, maps, charts, and tables. Most basic entries are free; however, additional content is available to paying subscribers.
