Encyclopedias and Almanacs

General Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia Quick Search:
Britannica Online*	Columbia Encyclopedia	Funk & Wagnalls*

Subject- and Discipline-specific Resources

Search in these Encyclopedias & Almanacs:
Access Science* (McGraw-Hill)	Fast Facts Encyclopedia: Education and Teaching (refdesk.com)
The Catholic Encyclopedia (1917 ed., with updates)	Grove Art Online*
Background Notes (countries, U.S. Dept. of State)	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
CIA World Factbook (country profiles)	Online Conversion (measurements)
Encyclopedia of Educational Technology (San Diego State University)	PRIME (Platonic Realms Interactive Mathematics Encyclopedia)
Encyclopedia of the Earth (Boston University)	Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Psychology (W.Payla)

Search for Additional Online Encyclopedias in these Resources:
Etexts - Literature Reference Online	NetLibrary*
Etexts -Theology Reference Online	OhioLINK Electronic Books Center - Reference* (choose Modify Search to search within these books)
Infomine	Oxford Reference Online*

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Page last updated: 14 January 2008
Author: Christina L. Bonner, Reference & Instruction Services Librarian