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AccessScience
Full text articles from the Encyclopedia of Science & Technology plus
full text biographical information, news articles, and science dictionary.
A-Z
of Countries of the World (via Oxford Reference Online Premium)
This handbook provides an up-to-date overview of each country in the world.
Featuring maps and vital statistics, it also includes summaries of the social,
economic, religious and political issues that shape each country. Global Data
tables present the main economic and social indicators, such as GNP, life
expectancy, and population growth and density.
Countries
and Their Cultures (via GVRL)
Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and
is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries
contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic,
historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information.
Encyclopedia
of American Religions (via GVRL)
Contains general essays that historically trace the major religious families
and traditions, as well as directory listings that include contact and descriptive
information on individual churches, religious bodies, and spiritual groups.
Encyclopædia
Britannica
Encyclopedia articles plus a dictionary, a thesaurus, and an Internet guide.
Encyclopedia
of Business and Finance (via GVRL)
Presents a depth of information on wide-ranging areas concerning business,
including accounting, economics, finance, information systems law, management,
and marketing. Arranged alphabetically, this two volume set includes extensive
cross references and a comprehensive index.
Encyclopedia
of Children and Childhood in History and Society (via GVRL)
Presents the social and cultural history of childhood from antiquity to the
present. Children and Childhood examines this history through articles on
education, parenting, child labor, economics, images of childhood, children's
literature, play, toys and games, health, physiology, law, the criminal justice
system and social welfare.
Encyclopedia
of Food and Culture (via GVRL)
Presents 600 articles on food and its place in human culture and society,
covering everything from agronomy to zucchini.
Encyclopedia
of Islam and the Muslim World (via GVRL)
This encyclopedia looks at Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in context
of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. Contains
thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, illustrations,
maps and more.
Encyclopedia
of Science and Religion (via GVRL)
Addresses the interactions, contradictions, and tensions between science and
religion, both historically and in contemporary life. The set examines technologies
like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and continuing developments in neurophysiology
against the backdrop of deeply-held religious beliefs.
Encyclopedia
of the Modern Middle East and North Africa (via GVRL)
Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major
sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict and the United Nations' involvement in the region. Each country in
the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy, and government.
Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (via EBSCOhost)
Indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. The database contains
various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety
of subject areas. This database is updated annually.
Gale
Encyclopedia of E-Commerce (via GVRL)
Presents answers to common questions about website development, financing,
advertising, and more. Features 470 essays covering topics and terms, profiles
of the top e-commerce companies, biographies of e-commerce innovators, and
coverage of events and legislation related to e-commerce.
Gale
Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (via GVRL)
Articles include brief descriptions of each issue's historical background,
profiles of various U.S. laws and regulations, details of how laws and regulations
vary from state to state, and comprehensive bibliographies that include print
and Web resources and lists of relevant organizations.
Gale
Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders (via GVRL)
Includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, text revision (DSM-IV-TR).
Gale
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (via GVRL)
Contains 8,000 to 12,000 word essays on specific culture groups in the United
States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition
to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns.
Gale
Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health (via GVRL)
Entries cover topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common
diseases, issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment.
Also discusses the roles of all major health professionals.
Gale
Encyclopedia of Psychology (via GVRL)
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
Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained (via GVRL)
Topics relating to magic, witchcraft, the supernatural, and other mysterious
phenomena. Information is arranged in an objective manner, presenting varying
viewpoints when appropriate.
Grzimek's
Animal Life Encyclopedia (via GVRL)
A completely revised and updated version of the original work published in
Germany in 1960, this edition incorporates recent developments in the animal
world as noted by prominent advisors and contributors from the scientific
community.
Health
& Wellness Resource Center
Indexes over 700 health and medical journals, many with full-text. Includes
pamphlets, articles from health and medical encyclopedias and dictionaries,
and directories to organizations, and other sources.
International
Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family (via GVRL)
Adopts an international, cross-cultural approach to such diverse topics as
adolescent parenthood, family planning, cohabitation, widowhood, domestic
violence, child abuse and neglect, codependency, and commuter marriages. Includes
articles specific to countries and religious traditions, examining the history
of family life within these cultures and discussing how families have been
affected by political and social change.
Macmillan
Encyclopedia of Death and Dying (via GVRL)
Comprehensive exploration of the place of death in contemporary life. Coverage
of topics is broad and multi-disciplinary.
Nature
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Full text overviews and news covering topics in the biological sciences.
New
Catholic Encyclopedia (via GVRL)
Prized for its scholarly presentation of persons and subjects related to Catholicism
and the humanities. The first place to turn for answers for questions on topics
such as abortion, divorce, cloning, and reproductive technologies. Features
biographies of contemporary religious figures, thousands of photos, maps,
and illustrations.
Pollution
A to Z (via GVRL)
Provides the latest information on a variety of pollution issues, including
sources, disposal, remediation, the ethical, social, and legal environment,
careers, and much more. Articles range from topical essays on acid rain, cancer,
noise pollution, and zero growth population to biographies on key figures.
Renaissance
and Reformation Reference Library (via GVRL)
Includes extensive background information on the period, approximately 50
biographies of people of the era, and includes full or excerpted speeches,
diary entries, newspaper and magazine articles, poems, and documents.
Searchasaurus
Searchasaurus is a colorful, easy-to-use search interface for elementary and
middle school students.
St.
James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (via GVRL)
Includes more than 2,700 signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written
by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward
reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and, where appropriate,
photographs and textual cross-references to related essays.
SYBWorld
The 192 country profiles cover every important area: Political parties and
leaders. Population. Economics. Climate. Natural resources. Military capabilities.
Education and legal systems. Culture and communications. Health and environment.
International affairs. Plus expanded coverage of world events, biographies
of key figures, and special profiles of regions, states, and cities.
World
Book Online Reference Center
Includes the complete World Book Encyclopedia, World Book Dictionary, World
Book Atlas, a Spanish-language encyclopedia, Web links, periodical links,
primary sources from World Book yearbooks since 1922, U.S. state resource
guides, and special reports (in-depth coverage about timely topics and current
events.)
World
Encyclopedia (via Oxford Reference Online Premium)
This encyclopedia features concise entries providing essential information
on a range of subjects, including world affairs, science and technology, the
arts, modern and ancient history, religion, sports, and popular culture.
Books
Encyclopedia Americana
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: REF AE 5 E333 1993 ]
Encyclopedia Britannica
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: REF AE 5 E464 1989 ]
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: REF AE 5 G68 ]
E-Books (FS Access Only )
Search netLibrary
using encyclopedia as primary search term. Add Search terms per subject area.
Web Sites
Ready Reference & Quick
Facts (via Librarian’s Index to the Internet)
[ http://lii.org/search/file/reference ]
RefDesk.com
[ http://www.refdesk.com/ ]
Infoplease
[ http://www.infoplease.com/ ]
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