CSSLibraryGuides: Library of The College of St. Scholastica: Encyclopedias

The Encyclopedia

Frontispiece to the Encyclopaedia by Denis Diderot, 18th century engraving. Image from Art Museum Image Gallery

Encyclopedia Moderna
This Spanish-language encyclopedia from Britannica includes more than 47,000 articles plus about 8,000 images.

Reference Universe
User Reference Universe to browse the table of contents and indexes of thousands of print & electronic encyclopedias. Use the "online resources" box in the right-hand column to limit to e-resources.
Master List of Subject Encyclopedias
A master list of scholarly print & electronic encyclopedias organized by discipline. Electronic titles will have links to full-text content.

Credo Reference
Dictionaries, encyclopedias & other reference sources. Includes subject guides and links to related resources in our other databases.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Over 2,500 encyclopedias & reference works on a wide range of disciplines & topics.
IGI Global Research
Hundreds of full-text e-reference books in the field of computers in the health sciences, medicine, & business.
Sage Reference Collection
Scholarly encyclopedias from a wide range of disciplines & topics.
Salem Reference
Encyclopedias in literature, history, & science.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
This collegiate dictionary also includes a thesaurus.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 6th edtion.
2016.
Oxford English Dictionary
The definitive source for the history of the English language.

Word Histories & Placenames