Encyclopedia Databases
The databases listed here only include encyclopedias. Search them if you just want encyclopedia articles.
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- Gale eBooks: General Reference Collection This link opens in a new windowAn award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience—anytime, anywhere, and on any device. Gale’s eBook platform provides comprehensive support from many of today’s top publishers.
Collections include titles on:
Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, General Reference, History, Information and Publishing, Law, LCO, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, SATA, Science, Social Science, Technology
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- Gale in Context: Science This link opens in a new windowProvides contextual information significant science topics. Includes reference works such as encyclopedias, articles from academic and news publications, experiments and simulations, and multimedia such as audio, images, and videos.
- Handbook of Texas OnlineAn encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture. It comprises entries on people, places, events, historical themes, institutions, etc. Entries may includes an extensive bibliography.
- Oxford Reference This link opens in a new windowOxford Reference is the premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions, and Encyclopedias.
As you browse through Oxford Reference, you may find results that range from short-entry, a general reference to more in-depth articles on specialized subjects.
Note: Limited titles in our subscription.
- World History EncyclopediaA non-profit online history encyclopedia that includes an array of historical topics and narratives through text, video, interactive features and social media.