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Credo Reference

Over 100 searchable and browsable reference books from a collection of the world's leading publishers, including Bloomsbury, Collins, Penguin and Thames and Hudson.
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online

The complete 32-volume Encyclopædia Britannica, plus Britannica's Student Encyclopædia, Elementary Encyclopædia for younger students, and the Britannica Concise Encyclopædia. Search articles, photographs, drawings, maps, flags and more.
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Oxford Reference Online

Brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works into a single cross-searchable resource.
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World Book Web

The online version of the popular children's and young adult encyclopædia World Book. It is made up of seven distinct products: World Book Online for Kids, World Book Online Info Finder, World Book Online Reference Centre, Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, Living Green, Early Peoples, and Inventions and Discoveries.
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Crystal Reference Encyclopedia

Published by Penguin, 2001. Electronic Resource from Credo reference.
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Encyclopedias @ Credo referenceplus

A collection of Encyclopedias.
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The Hutchinson Encyclopedia

Published by Helicon, 2001. Electronic Resource from Credo reference.
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Canadian Encyclopedia

contains the complete text of the acclaimed Canadian Encyclopedia in English and French

Columbia Encyclopedia

Sixth Edition. 2001 From Bartleby.com

Encarta Encyclopedia

Selection of articles, atlas and more. Some content only available to Encarta subscribers.

Encyclopedia Mythica

Mythology, mysticism and folklore from around the world. Provides articles, images, genealogy tables and correct pronunciations.

The Skeptic's Dictionary

From abracadabra to zombis. Over 400 skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, supernatural and pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature .

symbols.com

An encyclopedia of graphic signs and symbols ("western non-pictorial ideograms"). More than 2500 symbols that you can search by word index or by graphic characteristic. Includes articles on meanings and histories.

whatis.com

contains over 2,000 individual encyclopedic definition/topics about information technology, especially about the Internet and computers.

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