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General Encyclopedias

• Britannica Encyclopedia
  http://www.britannica.com/
  Provide the world's most authoritative and comprehensive information, Britannica has covered virtually every field of knowledge.

• Encarta Learning Zone
  http://encarta.msn.com/
  "Supplies very brief information on almost any topic. The nice feature, though, is that it also supplies web links to sites on the same topic."

• Columbia Encyclopedia
  http://www.bartleby.com/65/
  Containing nearly 51,000 entries, and with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references.

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Special Subject Encyclopedias

• Catholic Encyclopedia
  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
  An excellent tool for historical and biographical research in Catholic religion

• Symbols.com
  http://www.symbols.com/
  Contains more than 2,500 Western signs with their histories, uses, and meanings are thoroughly discussed.

• The Encyclopedia Mythica
  http://www.pantheon.org/
  An on-line encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend. It contains hundreds of definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings, legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.

• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/
  Provides a good overview and introduction to both philosophers and philosophy subjects.

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Tips on Using Encyclopedias

• Using Print and CD-ROM Encyclopedias
  http://www.bcpl.net/~sullivan/modules/tips/encyclopedia.html

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Collection of Encyclopedias in the Library

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