Encyclopedias / almanacs / factbooks
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General
Infoplease [http://www.infoplease.com/]
Includes a dictionary, encyclopedia and almanacs (world, sport, US, entertainment, people, science and technology, business and economy, living, society and kids), maps, biographies.
KnowPlay [http://www.kplay.cc/reference.html]
The KnowPlay Reference search allows you to search a variety of encyclopedias, as well as other reference tools, including dictionaries, thesauri, maps, acronyms and quotations.
Online Reference from Bartleby Publishers [http://www.bartleby.com/index.html]
Includes Colombia Encyclopedia, quotations, English usage, Gray's Anatomy, Shakespeare, Farmer's Cookbook, mythology, phrase and fable, etiquette as well as selected verse, non-fiction and fiction titles.
CredoReference [http://corp.credoreference.com/]
Provides free access to over 50 reference titles including The Oxford Paperback Encyclopedia and the Macmillan Encyclopedia 2001.
Art and social science encyclopedias
ArtCyclopedia [http://www.artcyclopedia.com/]
Fine art gateway, with links to resources on artists, museums and art news. You can search or browse by movements, mediums, subjects, nationality or by artist's name.
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology [http://www.blackwellreference.com/subscriber/book?id=g9781405124331_9781405124331]
Definitions and explanations of key sociological concepts, ranging from classical sociology to contemporary developments in the field. Introductions to sociological theories and research developed outside of the US and Western Europe are also included. Available free online until 31 December 2007.
Encyclopedia of Philosophy [http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/stanford/contents.html]
Scholarly dynamic reference work, containing high-quality and authoritative discussions of values, science, religion, politics and ideas in general. All entries are refereed by a team of experts before publication. Updated regularly.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/]
Articles in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy are currently from three sources (1) original contributions by specialised philosophers around the internet, (2) adaptations of material written by the editors for classroom purposes, and (3) adaptations from public domain sources (typically from two or more sources for per article). Articles of types 2 and 3 are designated as "proto articles" and over time we wish to replace all of these with original contributions by specialised philosophers.
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