Research, Citation, & Class Guides: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, & Thesauri: Encyclopedias

General Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias subscribed to by the Andersen Library:

Britannica Library
Comprehensive reference resource from Encyclopedia Britannica. Select Reference Center for academic content.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Over 25,000 short encyclopedic entries, searchable by subject or keywords.

Open access encyclopedia:

Encyclopedia.com
Searches over 200 trusted sources, including encyclopedias and reference books.

Encyclopedias subscribed to by the Andersen Library:

Oxford Music Online
Includes Grove Music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music. Note: This resource is limited to 5 users at a time.
Grove Music Online includes the full texts of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A dynamic encyclopedic work where each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field.

Open access encyclopedia:

Symbols.com
An unique open access online encyclopedia that contains everything about symbols, signs, flags and glyphs arranged by categories such as culture, country, religion, and more. Explore by category or alphabet, or search by keywords.