Online Encyclopedias: Online Resources
A list of both general and subject-specific encyclopedias.
Online Encyclopedias
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Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology This link opens in a new windowThe encyclopedia consists of over 1800 entries on all aspects of social organization. It is updated three times a year.
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Catholic EncyclopediaContains facts and information relevant to the Catholic Church. About 35.2% of the complete print Catholic Encyclopedia is published on the web site. Also contains papal and conciliar documents not included in the original Catholic Encyclopedia. Useful for theology, religious studies, philosophy and medieval history.
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Encyclopaedia Islamica This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive resource on Islam and the Muslim world, particularly Shia Islam.
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Encyclopedia Iranica This link opens in a new windowThe Encyclopædia Iranica is dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. The academic reference work will eventually cover all aspects of Iranian history and culture as well as all Iranian languages and literatures, facilitating the whole range of Iranian studies research from archeology to political sciences.
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Encyclopedia MythicaEncyclopedia of myths, legends and folklore.
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Encyclopedia of AestheticsPart of Oxford Art Online.
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Encyclopedia of Ancient History This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive encyclopedia on the entire ancient Mediterranean world.
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Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics This link opens in a new windowBrings together historic and emerging areas of research within applied linguistics.
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Encyclopedia of Biostatistics This link opens in a new windowThe definitive reference to support the development and use of statistical methods for addressing the problems and critical issues that confront scientists, practitioners and policy makers engaged in the life and medical sciences.
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Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology This link opens in a new windowIncludes over 500 A-Z entries covering the main topics, key concepts, and influential figures in clinical psychology.
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Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration This link opens in a new windowThe Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration provides a complete exploration of the prominent themes, events, and theoretical underpinnings of the movements of human populations from prehistory to the present day. It includes thematic interpretations and theories of migration, as well as the significant contemporary scientific discoveries and scholarly interpretations that have reshaped the way historians and social scientists analyze and map the past.
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Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics This link opens in a new windowA systematic and comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the history and study of the Hebrew language from its earliest attested form to the present day.
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Encyclopaedia of Islam This link opens in a new windowThe Encyclopaedia of Islam sets out the present state of our knowledge of the Islamic World from religion and history to politics and culture. It includes articles on distinguished Muslims of every age and land, on tribes and dynasties, on the crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries and on the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. Its geographical and historical scope encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all modern Islamic states. The entire text of volumes I to XI and Supplement (Volume XII) of the printed edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam is included.
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Encyclopedia of Political Science This link opens in a new windowExamines the central ideas, concepts, and frameworks underlying the study of politics and highlights the intersections of politics with other disciplines. Explores a wide range of concepts and frameworks, both Western and non-Western, national and international. Part of CQ Electronic Library.
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Encyclopedia of Social Work This link opens in a new windowContinually updated by Oxford University Press in association with NASW Press.
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Encyclopedia of Social Work (2008) This link opens in a new windowThis new edition includes coverage of areas that have come to the fore since the 1995 publication of the 19th edition, including demographic changes from immigration, technology, the implications of managed care, faith-based assistance, evidence-based practice, gerontology, and trauma and disaster. The Encyclopedia contains four hundred subject entries and two hundred brief biographies of key figures in the history of social work.
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Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān This link opens in a new windowThe Encyclopaedia of the Qur’ān Online is an encyclopaedic dictionary of qur’ānic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur’ānic studies.
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Encyclopedia of U.S.-Latin American Relations This link opens in a new windowExplores more than 200 years of political, military, economic, and cultural connections between the United States of America and its neighbors to the south.
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Encyclopedia of World Dress and FashionPart of Berg Fashion Library, it contains articles on dress and fashion around the world throughout history.
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Encyclopedia SmithsonianAn encyclopedia of the Smithsonian Collection and reading lists. Provides research guidance and bibliographies.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia This link opens in a new windowProvides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.
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Grzimek's Animal LifeBased on Grzimek’s acclaimed 17-volume encyclopedia. Constantly updated with facts, figures, news and views, providing more than 4,000 species, including information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more. Updated regularly by a worldwide network of experts. Includes immersive tools such as interactive range maps and an intuitive interface. Includes photos, maps, videos, audio tracks and more.
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Homer Encyclopedia This link opens in a new windowThe first comprehensive reference work encompassing the world and artistry of Homer, the historical and cultural background of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Homeric scholarship, and Homeric reception from antiquity to the present.
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International Encyclopedia of Communication This link opens in a new windowContinuous and immediate 24/7 access to this major new resource in communication studies for students and academics. Powerful searching and browsing capabilities. Extensive cross-referencing.
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International Encyclopedia of Linguistics This link opens in a new windowEncompasses the full range of topics in linguistics, including such areas as historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics. Special attention is given to interrelations within these branches of the field and to relations of linguistics with other disciplines.
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International Encyclopedia of Media Studies This link opens in a new windowThis landmark Encyclopedia brings together over 175 critical essays to redraw the boundaries of this rapidly evolving and dynamically complex area. Global in scope, wide-ranging in its inclusion of topics, and edited by an international team of the world’s best scholars, this is the definitive resource for the field.
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Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowProvides access to Grove Art Online, Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new windowA collection of 55,000 specially written biographies, which describe the lives of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond.
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Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages This link opens in a new windowThe Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages is an essential new reference work covering all key aspects of European history, society, and culture from 500 to 1500 A.D., as well as the Byzantine Empire, Islamic dynasties, and Asiatic peoples of the era. It is designed both for medievalists, who need a detailed and reliable reference tool, and for students and general readers seeking an accessible guide to the period. Over 800 scholars have assembled thousands of comprehensive entries, lavishly supplemented by hundreds of illustrations and dozens of maps.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought This link opens in a new windowOffers a comprehensive view of African thought, covering the intellectual tradition on the continent and throughout the diaspora. All major trends in African philosophy, political theory, and religion are covered, as well as significant historical figures and social movements.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (2nd ed.) This link opens in a new windowCovers the significant events, inventions, and social movements that have shaped the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures This link opens in a new windowThe first comprehensive reference source to chronicle Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America. With more than 600 articles, it is invaluable for those interested in the rich heritage of this land. Encompassing the great civilizations of the pre-Columbian era (including the Olmec, Aztec, and Maya peoples) up through the colonial and postcolonial periods, the encyclopedia covers art, archaeology, religious studies, anthropology, history, and historiography of the region in fully cross-referenced, signed articles by the leading scholars in the discipline.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World This link opens in a new windowCovers the full geographical extent of Islam by focusing not only on the countries in which Islam is dominant, but also on regions in which Muslims live as minorities, such as Europe and the Americas.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World This link opens in a new windowProvides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History This link opens in a new windowCaptures the experiences of women throughout history in a far-reaching, four-volume work. With over 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 topical articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies.
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Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Includes the Oxford Dictionary of Music, Grove Music Online, and the Oxford Companion to Music.
Limited to eight (8) simultaneous users.
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Oxford Reference This link opens in a new windowMulti-part database of the online versions of seminal Oxford University Press texts. Each topical division contains the searchable version of the latest edition of published dictionaries and encyclopedias. Additionally, information about Oxford University Press is provided. Online texts will be updated after new editions of the print monographs are published.
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SAGE eReference This link opens in a new windowA database of reference books published by SAGE covering the social sciences and education, including such areas as African American Studies, Aging & Gerontology, Anthropology, Communication and Media Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Gender & Sexuality Studies, History, Politics, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Work, Social Policy, and Sociology.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyA publication of the Metaphysics Research Lab Center for the Study of Language and Information. Dynamically updated and edited by Edward N. Zalta and supported by the American Philosophical Association, the Philosophy Documentation Center, and the Canadian Philosophical Association.
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Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements This link opens in a new windowThe Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements contains over 400 entries exploring social and political movements and related collective phenomena throughout the world.