Online Encyclopedias

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology

Online encyclopedia with lengthy, signed and referenced articles. This is the premier reference work for sociology. (more info)

Britannica Online

Online edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Includes a dictionary and thesaurus. (more info)

Encyclopaedia Judaica

more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists. (more info)

Encyclopaedia of Islam

Reference source on the Islamic world, the religion, the believers and the countries in which they live. (more info)

Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender

Addresses issues of sex and gender at the personal and the social level; examines issues of identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation; of sexuality and the body; of social institutions and the structures of representation. Topics include changing conceptions of "the feminine," the family and masculinity, religion, morality, cultural images, medical practice, public health, economy and society and many more.

Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metier

Published under the direction of Diderot, with 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates between 1751 and 1772. (more info)

Grove Dictionary of Art Online

see Oxford Art Online (more info)

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture

Encompassing over four thousand years of artistry and innovation, this resource spans every art form, medium and civilization from Cycladic, Minoan, Helladic, and Etruscan art to the fall of the Roman Empire. (more info)

Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

Over 3,000 entries covering thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures. (more info)

International Encyclopedia of Communication

Spans the breadth of communication studies, including coverage of theories, media and communication phenomena, research methods, problems, concepts, and geographical areas. (more info)

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

Online resource. Articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences. (more info)

Merck Index

An encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals. (more info)

Oxford Music Online

The comprehensive music encyclopedia. Helps locate scores in large sets. (more info)

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

More than 2000 articles from over 1300 leading international experts across the discipline. (more info)

Wikipedia

A free-content encyclopedia in many languages that anyone can edit. (more info)