Online Encyclopedias

Selected Resources

• Britannica Online
• Gale Virtual Reference Center -- over 100 encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources.
• Oxford Art Online (includes Grove Art)
• Oxford Music Online (includes Grove Music)
• Literature Resource Center -- provides one-search access to Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, the Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature.
  Supported by a donation from The SAGE Society.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy -- a dynamic encyclopedia in which each author has electronic access to update entries.
• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
• Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East & North Africa
• Encyclopedia Of American Religions
• Sage eReference –- access to over 80 online encyclopedias and handbooks primarily in the social sciences.

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