Research a Topic: Encyclopedias
- Funk and Wagnall's
New World EncyclopediaUpdated annually, this database includes over 25,000 full text records, covering an array of subject areas.This is an NC LIVE resource.
- Gale Virtual Reference LibraryGale Virtual Reference
Library provides respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas,
all in E-Book reference title format.
This is an NC LIVE resource.
- NC LIVE: Data & DemographicsMore data & information from NC LIVE.
This is an NC LIVE resource.
- World Book WebProvides the World Book Encyclopedia,
Dictionary, and Atlas all in one search. Also contains ways to make timelines and
links to primary source material.
You will need a library card for remote access.
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- Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition The current edition is among the most complete and up-to-date encyclopedias ever produced containing nearly 51,000 entries and more than 80,000 cross-references.
- Encyclopedia SmithsonianFrom the Smithsonian Institute a broad range of information in the categories Art & Design, History & Culture, Science & Technology.
- LoveToKnow:
1911 Classic EncyclopediaBased on what many consider to be the best encyclopedia ever written: the eleventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, first published in 1911. - WikipediaA free content encyclopedia project. Written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world. With rare exceptions, articles can be edited by anyone.
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- CIA World FactbookA fantastic resource that provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies.
- Encyclopedia MythicaAward-winning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion. Here you will find everything from A-gskw to Zveda Vechanyaya, with plenty in between.
- Medline Plus: Medical EncyclopediaOver 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries, as well as an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
- NatureServe ExplorerAn authoritative source for information on more than 70,000 plants, animals, and ecosystems of the United States and Canada.
- North Carolina EncyclopediaIncludes links to information that students of all ages request about the state, its history, people, government, and educational institutions
- Symbols.comContains more than 1,600 articles about 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics.
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