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Subject Guide to Resources: Encyclopedias
 
Suggested Search Terms / Call Numbers Range
Encyclopedias -- Search Also Under:
Encyclopedia
Encyclopedic
Encyc*
 
Dewey Call Number: See subject area
Databases (GSC Access Only)

*Connect to RFK Library’s databases by clicking on >> Electronic Databases on the upper left side of each library web page.

AccessScience
Full text articles from the Encyclopedia of Science & Technology plus full text biographical information, news articles, and science dictionary.

Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia articles plus a dictionary, a thesaurus, and an Internet guide.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (via EBSCOhost)
Indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually.

Health & Wellness Resource Center (via Gale)
Indexes over 700 health and medical journals, many with full-text. Includes pamphlets, articles from health and medical encyclopedias and dictionaries, and directories to organizations, and other sources.

Searchasaurus (via EBSCOhost) a colorful, easy-to-use search interface for elementary and middle school students.

SYBWorld
The 192 country profiles cover every important area: Political parties and leaders. Population. Economics. Climate. Natural resources. Military capabilities. Education and legal systems. Culture and communications. Health and environment. International affairs. Plus expanded coverage of world events, biographies of key figures, and special profiles of regions, states, and cities.
 

Books
The following are some examples of the many titles available at the Robert F. Kidd Library. To find others do a key word search for “encyclopedia” and the subject of choice (e.g. encyclopedia and psychology).
Title Call Numbers
Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science R150.3 C826 2000 v.1-4
Encyclopedia of Appalachia WR 974 E5637 2006
Encyclopedia of censorship RR 098.13 G796e 2005
Encyclopedia of criminology and deviant behavior R 364.03 E56 2001 v.1-4
Encyclopedia of race and ethnic studies 305.8 C338e 2004
Encyclopedia of special education R 371.903 E56 2000 v.1-3
Encyclopedia of the great plains R 978 E5647 2004
Encyclopedia of West Virginia WR 975.4 E56 1999
Firefly encyclopedia of reptiles and amphibians R 597.9 F5236 2002
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia R 591 G895 v.1-13
New Catholic Encyclopedia R 282.03 N532 v.1-15
New Encyclopedia Britannica R 031 N532b 1998 v.1-32
Oxford encyclopedia of children’s literature R 809.89 O984 2006 v. 1-4
St. James encyclopedia of popular culture R 973.9 S143 2000 v.1-5
Van Nostrand’s scientific encyclopedia R503 V269 2002 v.1-2
World book encyclopedia
 
R 031 W927 1998 v.1-22
eBooks

Search eBooks - netlibrary.com (from the RFK Library page or in the library’s list of databases) using encyclopedia as the primary search term add Search terms per desired subject area.
 

Web Sites
Ready Reference & Quick Facts (via Librarian’s Index to the Internet)
RefDesk.com
Infoplease