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Encyclopedias

General Encyclopedias

Britannica.com
Includes selected articles from the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Hope International University students can access the full version of Encyclopaedia Britannica from our Research Database page.
Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition
Full-text searchable.
Funk and Wagnalls
Includes an encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, and world atlas.

Special Encyclopedias

ArtCyclopedia
Search artists by name, artworks by title, and museums by location.
Catholic Encyclopedia
The online version of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia. A work in progress.
Cornell Legal Research Encyclopedia
Search subject, country, U.S., or international.
Encyclopedia Mythica: An Encyclopedia on Mythology, Folklore, and Legend
Award winning site contains about 6,000 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings, and legendary creatures from cultures all over the world. Many links to illustrations, maps, links to other mythology and folklore related sites, and a list of Greek deities with their Roman counterparts.
Encyclopedia of Christianity
The World Wide Encyclopedia of Christianity is a single reference source with links to the contents of the Catholic Encyclopedia, Easton's Bible Dictionary, Torrey's Topical Textbook, and Elwell's Dictionary of Christian Theology. Looking for information on a word related to Christianity? This is a place to start. A part of the Christian Classics Ethereal Library at Calvin College.
Encyclopedia of the Orient
Search keyword or alphabetically.
HyperHistory Online
1800 files covering 3000 years of world history arranged chronologically.
International Financial Encyclopedia
Brief definitions of financial terms. Also contains the Dictionary of Management and Technology.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Search by keyword, philosopher, or chronologically by period. Also contains full-text of  classic philosophical works.
Mathematics Encyclopedia
Names, formulas, theories, analysis, etc. arranged alphabetically.
Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia
Short articles on a variety of legal topics including employment, divorce, patents, landlords and tenants, and other subjects.
Smithsonian Encyclopedia
Answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to their resources A to Z.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A publication of The Metaphysics Research Lab, Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University.
Tech Encyclopedia
More than 14,000 definitions of computer terms and concepts.
WhatIs
Award winning site about information technology, especially about the Internet and computers. It contains over 2000 individual encyclopedic definitions/topics and a number of quick reference pages.


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