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• African American music reference
  
  Provides access to "... text reference, biographies, chronologies, sheet music, images, lyrics, liner notes, and discographies which chronicle the diverse history and culture of the African American experience through music." Covers "... blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, gospel, and other forms of black American musical expression."--About the database. ... []
• Gale virtual reference library
  
  Provides searchable full-text e-book versions of many reference works, including multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias. ... []
• InfoPlease Almanac
  
  Includes Nobel, Pulitzer, movies, music, broadcasting, performing arts, book, magazine, newspaper, science and other awards.
• McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology (see: Access Science)
  
  Full access to 8500+ articles, 110,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology, updated daily; over 2000 biographies of leading scientists. ... []
• New Catholic encyclopedia : jubilee volume, the Wojtyla years
  
  A scholarly supplement to the New Catholic Encyclopedia that focuses on the pontificate of John Paul II and includes thematic essays presenting the man and his work. ... []
• New Catholic encyclopedia, 2nd ed.
  
  This 15 volume, second edition features revised and new articles. Among the 12,000 entries in the encyclopedia are articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, musicians and much more. ... []
• Smithsonian global sound for libraries
  
  Online music audio collection "produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, ... a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions."--Homepage. ... []
• Canadian Encyclopedia
  
  Contains the complete text of the acclaimed Canadian Encyclopedia in English and French, the text of the Junior Encyclopedia of Canada (in English only), numerous interactivities, feature articles, games, the Canucklehead Quiz, and an extensive timeline of Canadian and world events. ... []
• Catholic encyclopedia, New; 2nd ed. (see New Catholic encyclopedia, 2nd ed.)
  
  This 15 volume, second edition features revised and new articles. Among the 12,000 entries in the encyclopedia are articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, musicians and much more. ... []
• Classical music reference library
  
  "reference materials, spanning the entire history of Western classical music, in a unified online database. Included are ... Baker's Dictionary of Music, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, and Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music ... coverage of all classical genres ... definitions of musical terms and biographical information on the major classical composers and artists."--About. ... []
• Classical scores library
  
  "... database of classical scores, representing the major composers output, spanning all genres and time periods from the Western classical canon." "... indexed to enable users to search on musically relevant fields, such as composer, work/opus number, key, genre, instrument, time period; as well as score-specific fields, such as score type, duration, editor, arranger, publisher."--About. ... []
• Comprehensive composite materials
  
  Provides an online version of the 6-vol. print encyclopedic work covering key aspects of naturally occurring and synthetic composite materials including history, mechanical properties, physical properties, structural design, structural analysis, manufacturing processes, quality assurance, test methods, applications, recycling and disposal. ... []
• Encyclopaedia Britannica online
  
  Consists of a fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest article database, articles not yet in the print Britannica encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (tenth edition), and the Britannica book of the year. ... []

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• Access science
  
  Full-text access to 8,500+ encyclopedia articles, 100,000+ dictionary terms, 2000+ biographies of leading scientists, and weekly news updates in all areas of science and technology. ... []
• African American music reference
  
  Provides access to "... text reference, biographies, chronologies, sheet music, images, lyrics, liner notes, and discographies which chronicle the diverse history and culture of the African American experience through music." Covers "... blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, gospel, and other forms of black American musical expression."--About the database. ... []
• African American years
  
  "This chronology presents the history of African Americans from pre-colonial times to the present."--Home page.
• American history through literature, 1820-1870
  
• American history through literature, 1870-1920
  
• Americans at war
  
• Bartleby.com: Great books online
  
  Provides a free-of-charge, full-text collection of selected literature, reference and verse. Includes works such as the Oxford Shakespeare, Columbia encyclopedia, Roget's Thesaurus, the Harvard classics, Bartlett's familiar quotations, and Columbia gazetteer. ... []
• Benezit dictionary of artists online (see Oxford art online)
  
  Benezit dictionary of artists online is a separately searchable part of Oxford art online
• Berkshire encyclopedia of world sport
  
• Black women in America
  
• Blackwell reference online. Philosophy
  
  A collection of full-text e-book reference titles covering sub-disciplines of philosophy: aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, history of philosophy, logic, metaphysics, philosophy of science, and more. Includes many titles from Blackwell companions to ... ... []
• Blackwell reference online. Religion
  
  A collection of full-text e-book reference titles covering topics in religion: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and more. Includes many titles from Blackwell companions to ... ... []
• Brill's Medieval reference library online
  
  Includes: Encyclopedia of Medieval pilgrimage; Encyclopedia of the Medieval chronicle; and Encyclopedia of Medieval dress and textiles of the British Isles c. 450-1450. ... []
• Brockhaus Musik :
  
  Call Number: HESB MUSRF ML 100 .B76 2001
  A superb and comprehensive dictionary of music (in German). It also includes biographies of both major and some minor composers.
• Burger's medicinal chemistry and drug discovery
  
• Cambridge dictionary of scientists
  
• Cambridge guide to children's books in English
  
• Cambridge guide to women's writing in English
  
• Cambridge historical dictionary of disease
  
• Canadian Encyclopedia
  
  Contains the complete text of the acclaimed Canadian Encyclopedia in English and French, the text of the Junior Encyclopedia of Canada (in English only), numerous interactivities, feature articles, games, the Canucklehead Quiz, and an extensive timeline of Canadian and world events. ... []
• Canadian pop music encyclopedia
  
  The Canadian pop music encyclopedia For Canadian popular music, by the same people who created the Encyclopedia of music in Canada ... []
• Catholic encyclopedia
  
  Articles transcribed from the 1913 ed. of the Catholic Encyclopedia; includes links to the document The Making of the Catholic Encyclopedia (1917) and to New Advent Catholic supersite home page. ... []
• Catholic encyclopedia, New; 2nd ed. (see New Catholic encyclopedia, 2nd ed.)
  
  This 15 volume, second edition features revised and new articles. Among the 12,000 entries in the encyclopedia are articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, musicians and much more. ... []
• Child development
  
• Classical music reference library
  
  "reference materials, spanning the entire history of Western classical music, in a unified online database. Included are ... Baker's Dictionary of Music, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, and Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music ... coverage of all classical genres ... definitions of musical terms and biographical information on the major classical composers and artists."--About. ... []
• Classical scores library
  
  "... database of classical scores, representing the major composers output, spanning all genres and time periods from the Western classical canon." "... indexed to enable users to search on musically relevant fields, such as composer, work/opus number, key, genre, instrument, time period; as well as score-specific fields, such as score type, duration, editor, arranger, publisher."--About. ... []
• Comprehensive composite materials
  
  Provides an online version of the 6-vol. print encyclopedic work covering key aspects of naturally occurring and synthetic composite materials including history, mechanical properties, physical properties, structural design, structural analysis, manufacturing processes, quality assurance, test methods, applications, recycling and disposal. ... []
• Concise Oxford dictionary of art terms (see Oxford art online)
  
  Concise Oxford dictionary of art terms is a separately searchable part of Oxford art online.
• Countries and their cultures
  
• CultureGrams
  
  Provides information on the history, culture, lifestyle, and government of numerous countries from around the world. Includes country name pronunciation, national anthems, maps and flags. ... []
• Diccionario tecnico Akal de cine
  
• Dictionary of American history
  
• Dictionary of scientific biography
  
  This reference source contains biographies of mathematicians and natural scientists from all countries and from all historical periods. It presents an accurate and reliable narrative of the development of science, not as a mere accumulation of technical information but as the collective accomplishment that has ordered our understanding of nature. ... []
• Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
  
• Drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
  
• e-EROS, electronic encyclopedia of reagents for organic synthesis
  
  Database of approximately 70,000 reactions and 4000 of the most frequently consulted reagents. Searchable by structure and sub-structure, reagent, reaction type, experimental conditions, and keyword. ... []
• EH.net: Economic History Service
  
  EH.Net began in 1994 as the Econhist internet discussion list. It added several other discussion lists and was chartered in 1996 to provide a wide range of internet-based services to economic historians, historians of economics, economists, historians, related social scientists and the public. These services include an Ask the Professor service, research abstract and book review series, a collection of course syllabi, a directory of economic historians, the EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History, several databases, numerous links to websites related to economic history, and the popular "How Much Is That?" service - which allows users to easily look up historical prices, interest rates, wage rates, GDP statistics, exchange rates and inflation rates. ... []
• eHRAF world cultures
  
  "... a cross-cultural database that contains information on all aspects of cultural and social life... information is organized into cultures and ethnic groups and the full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level."--Homepage. ... []
• Emerging spatial information systems and applications
  
  "This book presents innovative spatial information systems developed for a specific problem or decision-making situation. It also discusses key concepts and theories underlying current spatial information systems and technology trends and emerging concepts that may impact spatial information system development and applications in the future"--Provided by publisher. ... []
• Encyclopaedia Britannica online
  
  Consists of a fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest article database, articles not yet in the print Britannica encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (tenth edition), and the Britannica book of the year. ... []
• Encyclopaedia Judaica
  
  Coverage: 2nd ed.
  Features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists. ... []
• Encyclopaedia of Islam
  
  The Encyclopedia of Islam, new edition (also known as 2nd edition), includes articles on Muslims of the world and all aspects of their lives: tribes and dynasties, crafts and sciences, political and religious institutions, geography, ethnography of the various countries and history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities, etc. ... []
• Encyclopaedia of Islam
  
  The Encyclopedia of Islam (2nd edition) includes articles on Muslims of the world and all aspects of their lives: tribes and dynasties, crafts and sciences, political and religious institutions, geography, ethnography of the various countries and history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities, etc. Enhanced by the inclusion of an Index of proper names and an Index of subjects. ... []
• Encyclopaedia of Islam, three
  
  The Encyclopedia of Islam (3rd edition) is work in progress and includes articles on distinguished Muslims of every era and origin, on tribes and dynasties, on 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. In addition to alphabetical arrangement of entries by proper nouns in Arabic, also includes topical entries presented with English headwords. ... []
• Encyclopaedia universalis. Corpus.
  
  Call Number: REF GEN AE 25 .E5 1992
  Coverage: 1-23
  Like the Encyclopaedia Britannica on which it is modelled, the Encyclopaedia Universalis covers all fields of knowledge, with a marked preferrence for the human sciences. ... []
• Encyclopedia of aesthetics (see Oxford art online)
  
  Encyclopedia of aesthetics is a separately searchable part of Oxford art online.
• Encyclopedia of Africa
  
  Entries focus on African history and culture and are based on the 5-volume print publication: Africana : the encyclopedia of the African and African American experience, 2nd ed., 2005. ... []
• Encyclopedia of African American education
  
  Overview of educational institutions at every level, from preschool through graduate and professional training, with special attention to historically and predominantly Black colleges and universities. ... []
• Encyclopedia of African American history, 1619-1895
  
  In nearly 700 entries, this set documents the full range of the African American experience during the period from the arrival of the first slave ship to the death of Frederick Douglass, and shows how all aspects of American culture, history, and national identity have been profoundly influenced by the experience of African Americans. ... []
• Encyclopedia of African American history, 1896 to the present
  
  Focusing on the making of African American society from the 1896 "separate but equal" ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson up to the contemporary period, this encyclopedia traces the transition from the Reconstruction Era to the age of Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Migration, the Brown ruling that overturned Plessy , the Civil Rights Movement, and the ascendant influence of African-American culture on the American cultural landscape. --Publisher description. ... []
• Encyclopedia of African American society
  
• Encyclopedia of American foreign policy
  
  Online version of the 3-volume Encyclopedia of American foreign policy, published by Scribner in 2002.
• Encyclopedia of American immigration
  
• Encyclopedia of American industries
  
• Encyclopedia of American religions
  
  Comprehensive coverage of more than 2,300 North American religious groups in the U.S. and Canada -- from Adventists to Zen Buddhists. Information is presented in two distinct sections, essays and directory listings describing the historical development of religious families and providing factual information about each group within those families. Includes, when available, rubrics for membership figures, educational facilities and periodicals. ... []
• Encyclopedia of American urban history
  
• Encyclopedia of anthropology
  
• Encyclopedia of bilingual education
  
• Encyclopedia of bioethics
  
• Encyclopedia of biomedical engineering
  
  The ultimate resource for biomedical engineers, the Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering contains the entire biomedical engineering (BME) knowledge base. A true representation of the vast diversity of the field and its multi-and cross-disciplinary structure, the Encyclopedia includes material to meet the needs of readers ranging from undergraduate and graduate students, and research scientists and experts. ... []
• Encyclopedia of Black studies
  
• Encyclopedia of Buddhism
  
• Encyclopedia of business ethics and society
  
• Encyclopedia of Catholic social thought, social science, and social policy
  
  Combines theoretical work on important topics and scholarly disciplines; social science perspectives on a variety of topics; and treatment of practical policy implications that flow from applying the Catholic religious, moral, and intellectual tradition to contemporary issues. ... []
• Encyclopedia of cell technology
  
  Over 100 clear and concise articles provide comprehensive treatments of critical issues facing the fields of animal and plant cell technology. Coverage includes ethical and regulatory issues; the basic science of cells and cell culture; techniques and equipment used in growing cultures and harvesting product; product development and classification; licensing and patenting, as well as the history of cell technology. ... []
• Encyclopedia of Chicago
  
  Detailed articles and maps on Chicago's industries, people, culture, sports, surrounding cities, towns, politics and more.
• Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media
  
• Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion
  
• Encyclopedia of coastal science
  
• Encyclopedia of communication and information
  
• Encyclopedia of community
  
  "... exploration of the great variety of social networks that human beings create and participate in. Interdisciplinary in scope, the set includes contributions from some of the foremost scholars studying community today."--"The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year," American Libraries, May 2004. ... []
• Encyclopedia of crime & justice
  
• Encyclopedia of digital government
  
• Encyclopedia of diversity in education
  
• Encyclopedia of drugs, alcohol & addictive behavior
  
• Encyclopedia of education
  
• Encyclopedia of educational leadership and administration
  
  Presents the most recent theories, research, terms, concepts, ideas, and histories on educational leadership and school administration as taught in preparation programs and practiced in schools and colleges today. ... []
• Encyclopedia of educational psychology
  
• Encyclopedia of energy
  
  An A-Z of the field, covering all areas of energy from environmental, economic, ecological aspects through to renewable energy, fossil fuels and nuclear power. Includes a chronology of energy-related developments, an annotated bibliography of reference works and data sources, a directory of energy related organisations, and a selection of reference tables including: measurement systems; common units and their definitions; and energy and power conversion factors. ... []
• Encyclopedia of environment and society
  
• Encyclopedia of environmental microbiology
  
  Comprehensive coverage of the various fields within Environmental Microbiology... * Aeromicrobiology * Aquatic * Freshwater * Marine * Subsurface * Soil * Extreme Environments * Biodegredation * Public Health * Drinking Water * Wastewater * Biofilms * Biotechnology * Methodology. ... []
• Encyclopedia of environmental science
  
• Encyclopedia of ethical, legal, and policy issues in biotechnology
  
• Encyclopedia of ethical, legal, and policy issues in biotechnology
  
• Encyclopedia of European and Asian Regional Geology
  
• Encyclopedia of European social history from 1350 to 2000
  
• Encyclopedia of evolution
  
  "guide to the essentials of evolutionary biology... Topics include: Darwin, natural selection, human origins, behavioral ecology, diversity, mathematical models, and cell and developmental biology. Special essays include Stephen Jay Gould's 'Macroevolution' and Jane Goodall and Elizabeth Vinson-Lonsdorf on 'Culture in Chimpanzees'"--Home page. ... []
• Encyclopedia of gender and information technology
  
  "This two volume set includes 213 entries with over 4,700 references to additional works on gender and information technology"--Provided by publisher. ... []
• Encyclopedia of gender and society
  
• Encyclopedia of geochemistry
  
• Encyclopedia of global change
  
  Discusses both natural and man-made changes to the world's environment. Covers concepts of global change, earth and earth systems, climate change, human factors, resources, responses to global change agreements and associations, biographies and case studies. ... []
• Encyclopedia of global environmental change
  
• Encyclopedia of global health
  
• Encyclopedia of global warming and climate change
  
• Encyclopedia of governance
  
• Encyclopedia of health & behavior
  
• Encyclopedia of homelessness
  
• Encyclopedia of human rights
  
  "coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history in over 300 entries signed by leading scholars and human rights experts."--Publisher's description. ... []
• Encyclopedia of hydrological sciences
  
  Written and edited by global authorities in the field, and comprising approximately 200 substantial articles, provides detailed, expert coverage of the subject and offers up-to-date, scientifically rigorous information on all key aspects, from sub-catchment to the global scale. ... []
• Encyclopedia of hydrology and water resources
  
• Encyclopedia of immigration and migration in the American West
  
• Encyclopedia of India
  
• Encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology
  
• Encyclopedia of information science and technology
  
  Five-volume encyclopedia containing more than 500 articles on current concepts, issues and emerging technologies of interest for librarianship and related fields. Reference section with over 11,500 sources listed. ... []
• Encyclopedia of Irish history and culture
  
• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world
  
• Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture
  
  Coverage: Description based on print version record.
  Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts. ... []
• Encyclopedia of leadership
  
• Encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history in America
  
• Encyclopedia of life sciences
  
• Encyclopedia of measurement and statistics
  
• Encyclopedia of medical devices & instrumentation
  
  Articles emphasize the contributions of engineering, physics, and computers to the general areas of anesthesiology, biomaterials, burns, cardiology, clinical chemistry, clinical engineering, communicative disorders, computers in medicine, critical care medicine, dermatology, dentistry, ear, nose, and throat, emergency medicine, medical physics, microbiology, nephrology, neurology, nutrition, obstetrics, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pain, pediatrics, peripheral vascular disease, pharmacology, physical therapy, psychiatry, pulmonary medicine radiology, rehabilitation, surgery, transducers, and urology. ... []
• Encyclopedia of medieval dress and textiles in the British Isles c. 450-1450
  
• Encyclopedia of medieval pilgrimage
  
• Encyclopedia of modern Asia
  
• Encyclopedia of multicultural psychology
  
• Encyclopedia of music in Canada
  
  The National Library of Canada presents an online version of the 1992 second edition of "The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada." The encyclopedia is offered in English and French. The work includes bibliographies, lists, and discographies on Canadian musicians and music. A list of contributors' names and abbreviations used in the encyclopedia is available. ... []
• Encyclopedia of optical engineering
  
  Covers topics such as "digital image enhancement, biological modeling, biomedical spectroscopy, and ocean optics ... target detection, image restoration, fiber optic sources, holography, lens design, classification and coding, optical biopsy, radiometry."--Description. ... []
• Encyclopedia of peace psychology
  
  Online version of the three-volume print set that examines the psychological dimensions of peace and conflict studies and features entries contributed by leading international scholars. Includes such topics as genocide, hate crimes, torture, terrorism, racism, and child abuse. ... []
• Encyclopedia of philosophy
  
• Encyclopedia of planetary sciences
  
• Encyclopedia of politics
  
• Encyclopedia of popular music
  
  "... all genres and periods of popular music from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. ... entries on trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. ... along with complete discographies ..."--Home page. ... []
• Encyclopedia of population
  
  Provides expanded, up-to-date coverage of demographic topics both in the core field and in neighboring disciplines. Designed to encompass the large-scale changes in emphasis and research directions in population studies during the last 20 years, topics covered include: rapid demographic expansion in poor countries; low fertility rates and problems of old-age support; the environmental impact of a dense population; the press for expanded reproductive rights; and much more. ... []
• Encyclopedia of prisons & correctional facilities
  
• Encyclopedia of public relations
  
• Encyclopedia of race and racism
  
  Examines the anthropological, sociological, historical, economic, and scientific theories of race and racism in the modem era. Delves into the historic origins of ideas of race and racism and explores their social and scientific consequences. Includes biographies of significant theorists, as well as political and social leaders and notorious racists. ... []
• Encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and society
  
  Comprises nearly 600 entries covering topics, events, and persons relevant to race and ethnicity in society. Addresses other issues of inequality, including ability status, age, class, gender, and sexual orientation. ... []
• Encyclopedia of religion
  
• Encyclopedia of religion in America
  
  Examines how religious history and practices are woven into the political, social, cultural, and historical landscape of North America. ... []
• Encyclopedia of religious and spiritual development
  
• Encyclopedia of Russian history
  
• Encyclopedia of school psychology
  
• Encyclopedia of science and religion
  
• Encyclopedia of semiotics
  
  "The Encyclopedia of Semiotics is a comprehensive reference guide to concepts in semiotics, sign theory, and cultural studies. Three hundred entries by leading scholars in a variety of fields--from anthropology and literary theory to linguistics and philosophy--survey the study of signs and symbols in human culture. These articles cover key concepts, theories, theorists, schools of thought, and issues in communications, cognition, and cultural theory." ... []
• Encyclopedia of smart materials
  
  Examines commercial applications and sophisticated units designed to operate in space, underwater, underground, and within the human body. Also covers specialized properties and coatings that are required for the use of smart materials in extreme conditions. ... []
• Encyclopedia of social theory
  
• Encyclopedia of social work. 20th ed.
  
  "This 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."--Publisher's description. ... []
• Encyclopedia of sociology
  
• Encyclopedia of soil science
  
• Encyclopedia of statistical sciences
  
  Reference tool covering statistics, probability theory, biostatistics, quality control, and economics with emphasis in applications of statistical methods in sociology, engineering, computer science, biomedicine, psychology, survey methodology, and other client disciplines. Includes the full text of the second print edition, the entire original edition, plus supplements and updates all rolled into one fully searchable site. ... []
• Encyclopedia of statistics in behavioral science
  
• Encyclopedia of stem cell research
  
• Encyclopedia of Television
  
  The Encyclopedia of Television includes more than 1,000 original essays. It examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends. It also includes histories of major television networks and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information. ... []
• Encyclopedia of terrorism
  
  Provides detailed discussions of the who, what, where, when, and why of terrorism. Articles cover such topics as Al-Qaeda, biological terrorism, extremism, Saddam Hussein, Jihad, Zacarias Moussaoui, and suicide bombers. ... []
• Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
  
• Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea scrolls
  
  Online version of Lawrence Schiffman and James VanderKam's year 2000 print publication, providing an "... account of what we know about the scrolls--their history, relevance, meaning, and the controversies that surround them ... viewed in historical, linguistic, and religious contexts, with archaeological evidence providing a clear basis for dating and preservation of the manuscripts."--Home page. ... []
• Encyclopedia of the eye
  
• Encyclopedia of the Great Depression
  
• Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress
  
• Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East and North Africa
  
• Encyclopedia of the social and cultural foundations of education
  
• Encyclopedia of U.S. political history
  
• Encyclopedia of United States national security
  
• Encyclopedia of war
  
  Provides an overview of important events, people, and terms associated with warfare, from the Punic Wars to the Mongol conquest of China and the War on Terror; from the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman 'the Magnificent' to the Soviet Military Commander, Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, and from the crossbow to chemical warfare. ... []
• Encyclopedia of war and American society
  
• Encyclopedia of warrior peoples and fighting groups
  
• Encyclopedia of women and religion in North America
  
• Encyclopedia of world cultures
  
  More than 1,500 global cultures are listed and described.
• Encyclopedia of world poverty
  
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian
  
  Listing of subject related material at the Smithsonian Institute.
• Encyclopedic dictionary of genetics, genomics, and proteomics
  
  The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics, Second Edition includes a vast range of terms and concepts dealing with biochemistry, cell and developmental biology, immunology, hereditary diseases, and molecular evolution, as well as the state of the art in genomics and proteomics. ... []
• Encyclopedic reference of genomics and proteomics in molecular medicine
  
• Environmental encyclopedia
  
• Europe 1450 to 1789
  
• Europe since 1914
  
• Financial history of the United States
  
• Gale encyclopedia of medicine
  
  Includes information on more than 1,600 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Written for a general audience with an authoritative tone. ... []
• Gale encyclopedia of psychology
  
  Covers the entire spectrum of psychology, including notable people, theories and terms, landmark case studies and experiments, applications of psychology in advertising, medicine and sports, and career information. ... []
• Gale virtual reference library
  
  Provides searchable full-text e-book versions of many reference works, including multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias. ... []
• Garland encyclopedia of world music online
  
  Music research of all the world's peoples. Searchable full text of the 10-volume print encyclopedia (originally published in 1997). Provides overview of a geographic region, a survey of its musical heritage, and a description of specific musical genres, practices, and performances. Includes images and audio examples. ... []
• Geo-data
  
  "... provides entries on the physical geography of every country in the world plus other selected locations. Each entry features a relief map depicting the geography of the location plus detailed text that describes its features, climate and vegetation."--Publisher's description. ... []
• Greenwood encyclopedia of clothing through American history 1900 to the present
  
• Grove art online (see Oxford art online)
  
  Grove art online is a separately searchable part of Oxford art online.
• Grove music online (see Oxford music online)
  
  Provides a single gateway to access cross-searchable, full-text Oxford music reference subscriptions and products, including Grove Music Online, Oxford Companion to Music, and Oxford Dictionary of Music. ... []
• Handbook of death & dying
  
  "... takes stock of the vast literature in the field of thanatology and discusses death-related behavior in present day culture. Features more than 100 essays..."--Publisher description. ... []
• Handbook of K-theory
  
• Handbook of porphyrin science
  v. 1-5
  v. 6-10
  v. 11-15
  
  Coverage: v.1-v.15
  "... ongoing series dealing in detail with the synthesis, chemistry, physicochemical and medical properties and applications of polypyrrole macrocycles."--Home page, vols. 1-5. ... []
• Handworterbuch der musikalischen Terminologie.
  
  Call Number: HESB MUSRF ML 108 .E29
  Coverage: Ordner 1-Ordner 6
  In German. This work is issued in small segments, but each word, idea, or concept has an extended and highly scholarly description and definition. This is essential for any research involving a term or concept that has been written about yet. ... []
• Historical dictionary of Afghanistan
  
• Historical dictionary of African-American television
  
  Lists African-American actors and performers with starring, regular, or key roles in television series, made-for-television movies, and miniseries. Covers national television through its early days up to 2005. ... []
• Historical dictionary of Iraq
  
  Highlights Iraq's main political, religious, ethnic and ideological parties, groups, and organizations; major historical personalities; languages; literature; culture; a comprehensive bibliography; and other topics. ... []
• Historical dictionary of the Civil War
  
• Historical dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction
  
• History of the American cinema. Vol. 1, Emergence of cinema : the American screen to 1907
  
• History of the American cinema. Vol. 10, New pot of gold : Hollywood under the electronic rainbow, 1980-1989
  
• History of the American cinema. Vol. 2, The transformation of cinema, 1907-1915
  
• History of the American cinema. Vol. 3, Evening's entertainment : the age of the silent feature picture, 1915-1928
  
• History of the American cinema. Vol. 4, Talkies : American cinema's transition to sound, 1926-1931
  
• History of the American cinema. Vol. 5, Grand design : Hollywood as a modern business enterprise, 1930-1939
  
• History of the American cinema. Vol. 6, Boom and bust : the American cinema in the 1940s
  
• History of the American cinema. Vol. 7, Transforming the screen, 1950-1959
  
• History of the American cinema. Vol. 8, The sixties, 1960-1969
  
• History of the American cinema. Vol. 9, Lost illusions : American cinema in the shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979
  
• Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary
  
  "Contains information about nearly 2,500 holidays, festivals, holy days, feasts and fasts, and other observances, including popular, secular, and religious celebrations for more than 100 countries and every state of the United States"--Provided by publisher. ... []
• HRAF (see eHRAF world cultures)
  
  "... a cross-cultural database that contains information on all aspects of cultural and social life... information is organized into cultures and ethnic groups and the full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level."--Homepage. ... []
• Human Relations Area Files (see eHRAF world cultures)
  
  "... a cross-cultural database that contains information on all aspects of cultural and social life... information is organized into cultures and ethnic groups and the full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level."--Homepage. ... []
• Index of Gregorian chant
  
  Call Number: MUSRF GEN ML 102 .C45B8 REF GEN ML 102 .C45B8
  An index of Gregorian chant / compiled by John R. Bryden and David G. Hughes.--Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1969.--2 v REF GEN ML 102 .C45B8 MUSRF ML 102 .C45B8 ... []
• InfoPlease Almanac
  
  Includes Nobel, Pulitzer, movies, music, broadcasting, performing arts, book, magazine, newspaper, science and other awards.
• International encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages
  
  Intended as a complement to Lexikon des Mittelalters and integrated with it online. Access info: Click on "Enter databases" then select International encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages. ... []
• International encyclopedia of political science
  
  Aims to give a comprehensive picture of all aspects of political life, recognizing the theoretical and cultural pluralism of the approaches and including findings from all parts of the world. The eight volumes of the encyclopedia cover every field of politics, from political theory and methodology to political sociology, comparative politics, public policies, and international relations. Contains a detailed index as well as extensive bibliographical references. ... []
• International encyclopedia of revolution and protest
  
  Coverage: Description based on print version record.
• International encyclopedia of the social sciences
  
  The entirely new International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences covers scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original international edition. It highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features nearly 3,000 entirely new articles and important biographies contributed by thousands of scholars (including several Nobel prize winners) from around the world on a wide array of global topics. ... []
• Johns Hopkins guide to literary theory & criticism
  
  A full-text searchable database of articles on individual critics and theorists, critical and theoretical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods. ... []
• Journal citation reports on the Web (Science ed. & Social sciences ed.)
  
  Resource for journal evaluation (impact factor), using citation data drawn from over 11,000 scholarly and technical journals worldwide, showing the relationship between citing and cited journals. ... []
• Latinas in the United States
  
• Learning & memory
  
• Lexikon des Mittelalters online
  
  An electronic version of the Lexikon des Mittelalters, a fundamental medieval studies encyclopedia covering Europe and parts of the Middle East and North Africa. Access info: Click on "Enter databases", then select Lexikon des Mittelalters Online. ... []
• Literary encyclopedia
  
  Provides profiles of the lives and works of important world authors whose works are available in English. Includes coverage of English, American, Canadian, German and Russian literatures with growing coverage of French, Italian, Japanese, Classical Greek, Latin, Hispanic and East European literatures. ... []
• Macmillan encyclopedia of energy
  
• Mathematics Encyclopedia (Wolfram MathWorld)
  
  MathWorld is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers. which is continuously updated to include new material and incorporate new discoveries. ... []
• McGraw-Hill concise encyclopedia of science & technology
  
• McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology (see: Access Science)
  
  Full access to 8500+ articles, 110,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology, updated daily; over 2000 biographies of leading scientists. ... []
• New Catholic encyclopedia : jubilee volume, the Wojtyla years
  
  A scholarly supplement to the New Catholic Encyclopedia that focuses on the pontificate of John Paul II and includes thematic essays presenting the man and his work. ... []
• New Catholic encyclopedia supplement 2010
  
  A supplement to the New Catholic Encyclopedia that focuses on the theme of science and the church.
• New Catholic encyclopedia, 2nd ed.
  
  This 15 volume, second edition features revised and new articles. Among the 12,000 entries in the encyclopedia are articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, musicians and much more. ... []
• New Catholic encyclopedia. Supplement 2009
  
  A supplement to the New Catholic Encyclopedia that focuses on the theme of science and the church.
• New Catholic encyclopedia. Supplement 2011
  
  This supplement covers the areas of art, music and literature. It includes articles written by specialists and scholars, bios of the beatified and canonized since 2010 as well as entries on other relevant current Catholic issues, events and topics, such as: Internet and the Church, Pope Benedict XVI, popular culture, sex abuse crisis, television and Catholicism, and women artists and Catholic art. ... []
• New dictionary of the history of ideas
  
• New Princeton encyclopedia of poetry and poetics
  
  Deals with all aspects of poetry and poetics: history, types, movements, prosody, and critical terminology. Entries vary in length from relatively brief notices to substantial articles of about 20,000 words. ... []
• ORB
  
  A cooperative effort on the part of scholars across the Internet to establish an online textbook source for medieval studies on the World-Wide Web, including links to existing medieval resources on the Internet. ... []
• Oxford art online
  
  Provides a single gateway to access images of art works, biographies of artists, and articles from Grove Art Online (based on the 34-volume Dictionary of Art); Oxford University Press' art reference publications Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms; and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. ... []
• Oxford biblical studies online
  
  Includes the texts of the six Oxford Bibles, running scholarly annotations, and the Oxford Bible commentary as well as articles drawn from the Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Oxford Companion to the Bible, among other sources. ... []
• Oxford classical dictionary
  
• Oxford companion to food
  
  Introduces the study of food and food history and provides commentary on the culture of food expressed in literature and as dishes perculiar to a country or a community. ... []
• Oxford companion to music (see Oxford music online)
  
  Provides a single gateway to access cross-searchable, full-text Oxford music reference subscriptions and products, including Grove Music Online, Oxford Companion to Music, and Oxford Dictionary of Music. ... []
• Oxford companion to Western art (see Oxford art online)
  
  Oxford companion to Western art is a separately searchable part of Oxford art online.
• Oxford dictionary of Byzantium
  
  Contains searchable entries covering all aspects of Byzantine history and civilization from the 4th through the 15th centuries, with special depth in subjects such as bureaucratic titles and fiscal terms, urban life, and rural economy. ... []
• Oxford dictionary of music (see Oxford music online)
  
  Provides a single gateway to access cross-searchable, full-text Oxford music reference subscriptions and products, including Grove Music Online, Oxford Companion to Music, and Oxford Dictionary of Music. ... []
• Oxford encyclopedia of African thought
  
• Oxford encyclopedia of American political and legal history
  
  Comprehensive coverage of political and legal history in the United States covering the key events, historical actors, presidential elections, court cases, and larger political and legal trends throughout American history. ... []
• Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Greece and Rome
  
• Oxford encyclopedia of economic history
  
  "... includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries... With coverage ranging from accounting and advertising to zoning and zoos ..."--Home page. ... []
• Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos & Latinas in the United States
  
  "... information about the fastest growing minority population in the United States... Over 900 A-to-Z articles ... address such broad topics as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history."--Home page. ... []
• Oxford encyclopedia of the modern world
  
  "provides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present... articles on world events; countries; organizations; regions; ethnic groups; and themes such as social history, demography, family life, politics, economics, religion, thought, education, science and technology, and culture."--Home page. ... []
• Oxford encyclopedia of the Reformation
  
  Consists of information about the religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the sixteenth century, encompassing not only issues of church polity and theology but also developments in politics, economics, demographics, art and literature. ... []
• Oxford encyclopedia of theatre & performance
  
  "from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments ... covers dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance ... Entries range from short definitions of terms to lengthy considerations of genres and movements, such as feminism and psychoanalytic criticism."--Publisher description. ... []
• Oxford encyclopedia of women in world history
  
• Oxford international encyclopedia of legal history
  
  "provide[s] both historical and contemporary comparisons of the world legal systems... include[s] private law (contract, tort, civil procedure), public law (statutory, criminal, etc.), and higher or constitutional law.--Publisher's description. ... []
• Oxford international encyclopedia of peace
  
  An authoritative survey of issues related to peace making, peace keeping and peace buidling.
• Oxford music online
  
  Provides a single gateway to access cross-searchable, full-text Oxford music reference subscriptions and products, including Grove Music Online, Oxford Companion to Music, and Oxford Dictionary of Music. ... []
• Oxford reference online. Premium
  
  Cross-searchable access to dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. Also includes selected titles from the series of Oxford companions. ... []
• Prokaryotes, a handbook on the biology of bacteria
  
• Reference universe
  
  Access to some 50,000 print and online encyclopedias and similar reference works through the indexing of their contents and article titles. If the Library has access to any online resource covered, link directly to that entry. If not, connect to the Library's online catalog to show if the Library has the print resource. ... []
• Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy
  
  Online version of the 10-volume Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, with browsing by philosophical themes, philosophies, historical periods, and religions. Usage info: Licensed for 4 simultaneous users. ... []
• Sedimentology
  
• Selected Resources for Irish Studies
  
  PDF doc. to selected resources for Irish Studies that include, biographies, indexes, bibliographic databases, dictionaries, music, newspapers, encyclopedias, Irish theatre and film. ... []
• Smithsonian global sound for libraries
  
  Online music audio collection "produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, ... a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions."--Homepage. ... []
• Social trends and indicators USA
  
• Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy
  
  Includes articles on concepts, people, books, and other topics in philosophy. Each entry maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. ... []
• U.S. immigration and migration reference library
  
• Value of a dollar : colonial era to the Civil War, 1600-1865
  
  "... actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Colonial Era to the Civil War."--Publisher's description. ... []
• Wikipedia
  
  Free open-content encyclopedia.
• Wiley encyclopedia of telecommunications
  
• Working Americans, 1880-2006. Volume VII, Social movements
  
• World religions
  
• Worldmark encyclopedia of religious practices
  
• Worship music : a concise dictionary
  
  Call Number: REF GEN ML 102 .C5W67 2000
  Worship music : a concise dictionary / Edward Foley, editor ; Mark Bangert ... [et al.], consultants.--Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, 2000. ... []