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AccessScience
Online science encyclopedia with fast, easy and accurate access to authoritative articles in all major areas of science and technology. More info
Coverage: Date Varies.

American Decades
Consisting of one volume per decade, this set provides an overview of each decade. More info

American History Through Literature 1820-1870
Contents: Volume 1: Abolitionist Writing to Gothic Fiction -- Volume 2: Harpers Ferry to Quakers -- Volume 3: "The Raven" to "Young Goodman Brown" and Index. More info

Ancient Europe 8000 B.C.--A.D. 1000 : encyclopedia of the Barbarian World
"This detailed encyclopedia is the first to explore the many peoples of early European civilization. More info

Birds of North America
Comprehensive reference covering the life histories of North American birds. More info
Coverage: Current.

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
Online encyclopedia written and edited by an international team of scholars and teachers. More info

Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World: Antiquity
This is a comprehensive, scholarly encyclopedia of the ancient and Classical worlds, including a survey of the scholarship. More info

Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
From Description: "Provides a broad approach to chemistry, its laws, processes, applications and subdisciplines, and its many branches, including inorganic, industrial, atmospheric and computational chemistry as well as biotechnology, including biographies of scientists past and present. More info

Dictionary of American History
Signed scholarly articles with additional references on topics and people in American history. More info

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Fulltext of the Encyclopaedia with links to Internet resources. More info
Coverage: Current.

Encyclopaedia Judaica
Online version of the classic reference resource, featuring more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion. More info
Coverage: Current.

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History
From Description: "A five-volume set and supplement covering all aspects of the African-American experience from 1619 to the present day. More info

Encyclopedia of Aging
From description: "Encompasses all aspects of aging, covering a variety of disciplines including biology, medicine, economics, law psychology, sociology and history, and also explores related issues such as religion, spirituality, and ethics. More info

Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
From Description: "Essays by subject experts treat concepts and doctrines, policymaking, commerce and science, human rights and arms control, with specific articles on topics ranging from anti-imperialism to environmental diplomacy, from refugee policies to terrorism and countermeasures. More info

Encyclopedia of American Religions
"Comprehensive coverage of more than 2,300 North American religious groups in the United States and Canada -- from Adventists to Zen Buddhists. More info

Encyclopedia of Bioethics
From description: "Covering a wealth of topics on the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment, the set helps researchers to consider the impact of new scientific knowledge and its potential to harm or benefit present and future generations." More info

Encyclopedia of Buddhism
This two volume encyclopedia written by over 250 scholars, was designed to "document the range and depth of the Buddhist tradition in its many manifestations". More info

Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society
A survey of the history of childhood from antiquity to the present. More info

Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America
From description: "An encyclopedia that examines the history and hotly contested debates surrounding the concept and practice of civil liberties." More info

Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
A survey of the history of clothing and fashion. More info

Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice
This covers a wide range of issues in crime and justice, including specific crimes (family violence, wiretapping, hate crimes), causes of crime, law reform, and much more. More info

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior
From description: "Provides more than 700 articles intended for the student and layperson covering the social, medical and political issues related to drugs and alcohol, as well as types of addiction. More info

Encyclopedia of Education
Surveys the field of education around the world. More info

Encyclopedia of Energy
This covers all aspects of energy--from the scientific to the social. More info

Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy
Examines the philosophical and ethical issues underlying contemporary and historical environmental issues, policies, and debates. More info

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