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General Topics

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online 
• Encyclopedia.com 
• Encyclopedia of Associations - information on nonprofit American membership organizations of national scope 
• Gale Virtual Reference Library  - database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Art / Music / Theatre

• Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture 
• Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture 
• Masterpieces of Classic Greek Drama 
• Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century (Salem)  
• Oxford Art Online 
• Oxford Music Online

Biographical

• Encyclopedia of World Biography   
• Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement  - adds approximately 200 new biographies to the above source.
• Nobelprize.org
• Women in World History: a Biographical Encyclopedia 

Business / Economics

• Encyclopedia of Business and Finance 
• Encyclopedia of Small Business 
• Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce  
• Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History  
• Historical Encyclopedia of American Business (Salem)

Countries / Cultures

• Atlapedia.com 
• Countries and Their Cultures 
• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America  
• Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources
• Multiculturalism in the United States
• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States  
• Social Trends and Indicators USA - provides detailed statistics on social issues and expert analysis of the statistics.
• World Fact Book 

Education

• Child Development 
• Psychology of Classroom Learning: an Encyclopedia 
• Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans  
• World Education Encyclopedia 

Health / Science

• AccessScience - electronic version of the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
• The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia - made available by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
• Addiction: a Reference Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior
• Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy
• Encyclopedia of Obesity
• Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable, and Local Food
• Encyclopedia of Public Health
• Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
• Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
• Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests
• Genetics & Inherited Conditions (Salem)
• Human Diseases and Conditions
• Infectious Diseases in Context
• Magill's Medical Guide (Salem) -  covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and health issues.
• People and Discoveries - an encyclopedia of 20th Century scientists and their discoveries.
• Salem Health: Cancer
• Sex and Sexuality
• Techencyclopedia - an encyclopedic dictionary of 20,000+ information technology terms.

History

• Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
• The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars: a Political, Social, and Military History 
• Historical Dictionary of the 1960s 
• Historical Dictionary of the 1970s
• The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome 
• Salem History - covers American culture and history from the 1950s through the 1990s and primary documents in American history.
• Women in the Middle Ages: an Encyclopedia
  Volume 1 - A-J
  Volume 2 - K-Z

Law

• Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States 
• Gale Encyclopedia of American Law
• Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law 

Literature

• Black Literature Criticism
• Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature - covers American authors from various periods and genres, building an understanding of the various contexts (biographical, literary, historical) in which literature can be viewed.
• Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature - covers world authors from various periods and genres, building an understanding of the various contexts (biographical, literary, historical) in which literature can be viewed.
• The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature

Philosophy

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy 
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Psychology

• Encyclopedia of Human Relationships
• Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
• Mental Disorders of the New Millennium  
• Psychology and Mental Health (Salem) 

Social Issues

• Encyclopedia of Animal Rights & Animal Welfare

Sports

• Encyclopedia of Sports in America: a History from Foot Races to Extreme Sports