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Subject Guide to Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Electronic Books: Encyclopedias

Subject encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks provide in-depth answers to specialized questions. Listed in this guide is a select list of titles in these formats, printed and online.

A select list of subject encyclopedias arranged by call number.

PHILOSOPHY

Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, and Culture.  Ref BD683.E525 2009

PSYCHOLOGY

The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology. Ref BF31 .E52 2010

Encyclopedia of Counseling. Ref BF636.54 .E53 2008

RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY

The Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Ref BL1105 .E53 2008

The Encyclopedia of Taoism. Ref BL1923.E63 2007

Encyclopedia of African Religion, Ref BL2400 .53 2009

RELIGION - ISLAM

Encyclopedia of Islam in the United States.  Ref BP67 .U6 E53 2007

HISTORY

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World,  Ref D205 .O94 2008

Encyclopedia of the Age of Political Revolutions and New Ideologies, 1760-1815. Ref D295 .E53 2007 

Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History. Ref D840 .E63 2008

HISTORY - ASIA

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World.  Ref DS35.53 .O96 2009

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. Ref DS779.23 .E53 2009

HISTORY - AFRICA

New Encyclopedia of Africa. Ref DT2 .N48 2008HISTORY

HISTORY - UNITED STATES

The Great Depression in America: A Cultural Encyclopedia.  Ref E169.1 .Y595 2007

The Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A Political, Social, and Military History. Ref E181 .E6315 2008

Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History. Ref E183 .E53 2009

Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History. Ref E184 .M88 E876 2010

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History: the Black Experience in the Americas.  Ref E185 .E54 2006

Encyclopedia of African American History.  Ref E185 .E544 2010

Encyclopedia of African American history, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass.  Ref E185 .E545 2006

The Martin Luther King, Jr., Encyclopedia.  Ref E185.97 .K5 M334 2008

Encyclopedia of Revolutionary America. Ref E208 .G55 2010

Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellion. Ref E447 .E53 2007

Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and historical Encyclopedia.  Ref E441 .S635 2007

Encyclopedia of the Underground Railroad.  Ref E450 .H855 2006

Encyclopedia of the Reconstruction Era.  Ref E668 .E53 2006

Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age: From the End of World War I to the Great Crash.  Ref E784 .E53 2007

HISTORY - LOCAL

Encyclopedia of North Carolina, Ref F254 .E54 2006

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture.  Ref F1406 .E53 2008

GEOGRAPHY

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Ref G63 .J86 2007

Encyclopedia of GIS. Ref G70.212 .E534 2008

GEOGRAPHY - PHYSICAL

Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies.  Ref GB5014 .G86 2008

GEOGRAPHY - ANTHROPOLOGY

Encyclopedia of Anthropology.  Ref GN11 .E63 2006

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS

Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion.  Ref GT507 .E54 2010

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing through World History.  Ref GT1507 .G74 2008

SOCIAL SCIENCES

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences.  Ref H40 .A2 I5 2008

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Ref H61 . S234 2008

STATISTICS

Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics.  Ref HA29 .S2363 2007

INDUSTRIES

Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies.  Ref HD30.213 E527

Encyclopedia of the Age of the Industrial Revolution, 1700-1920.   Ref HD2324 .E545 2007

COMMERCE

Encyclopedia of American Business History.  Ref HF3021 .G44 2006

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance.  Ref HF5381 .E52 2011

Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce.  E-Book

SOCIOLOGY

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Ref HM425 .B53 2007

Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Ref HM671 .E53 2007

Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations.  Ref HM716. E53 2010

Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security. E-Book

SOCIAL HISTORY AND CONDITIONS

Encyclopedia of Social Problems.  Ref HN28 .E55 2008

Encyclopedia of Power.   Ref HN49 .P6 E53 2011

Social Issues in America: An Encyclopedia. Ref HN57 .S624 2006

FAMILY - MARRIAGE - WOMEN

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, & Sexuality Through History.   Ref HQ21 .G67125 2008

Encyclopedia of Motherhood.  Ref HQ759 .E52 2010

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development. Ref HQ1073 .C374

Encyclopedia of Gender and Society.  Ref HQ1115 .E54 2009

Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World.  Ref HQ1115 .E55 2011

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History.  Ref HQ1121 O93 2008

COMMUNTIES

Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World, Ref HT985.E53 2007

Encyclopedia of the Middle Passage, Ref HT1322 .E63 2007

Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society.  Ref HT1521 .E63 2008

SOCIAL AND PUBLIC WELFARE

The Encyclopedia of Social Work. Ref HV12 .E53 2008

Encyclopedia of Disability.  Ref HV1568 .E528 2006

Encyclopedia of Drug Policy. Ref HV5825 .E494 2011

The Sage Encyclopedia of Terrorism.  Ref HV6431 .5225 2011

Encyclopedia of Race and Crime.  Ref HV6789 .E43 2009

The Encyclopedia of American Law Enforcement.  Ref HV8133 .N49 2007

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Encyclopedia of Political Communication.  Ref JA85 .E65 2008

POLITICAL THEORY

The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest: 1500 to the Present.  Ref JC491 .I58 2009

Encyclopedia of Human Rights.  Ref JC571 .E673 2009

POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

Encyclopedia of Digital Government.  Ref JF1525 .A8 2007

Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy.   Ref JK9 .E526 2008

Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power, and Greed.  Ref JK2249 .G767 2008

Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigne, Elections, and Electoral Behavior.  Ref JK2281 .E53 2008

Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions.  Ref JK2408 .P623 2009

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Encyclopedia of Globalization.  Ref JZ1318 .E63 2007

Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties.  Ref JZ4748 .E53 2006

SPECIAL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION

Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and other Exceptional Individuals.  Ref LC4007 .E53 2007

LITERATURE ON MUSIC

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Music of India.  Ref ML102 .H56 O94 2011

VISUAL ART

The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture.  Ref N5610 .G76 2007

Encyclopedia of Native American Artists.  Ref N6538 .A4 2008

Encyclopedia of Asian American Artists.  Ref N6538 .A83 H35 2007

The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art.  Ref N8510 .G76 2008

PHILOLOGY - LINGUISTICS

The International Encyclopedia of Communication.  Ref P87.5 .I58 2008

LITERATURE

Encyclopedia of Film Noir.  Ref PN1995.9 F54 M39 2007

AMERICAN LITERATURE

Writing African American Women: An Encyclopedia of Literature By and About Women of Color.  Ref PS153.N5 W756 2006

SCIENCE

Gale Encyclopedia of Science.  Ref Q121 .G37 2008

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology: An International Reference Work in Twenty Volumes Including an Index. Ref Q121 .M3 2007

Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures.  Ref Q124.8 .E53 2008

MATHEMATICS

Encyclopedia of Mobile computing and Commerce.  Ref QA76.59 .E47 2007

Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications. E-Book Books24x7

Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction. E-Book Books24x7

Encyclopedia of Quantitative Risk Analysis and Assessment. Ref QA297 .E52 2008

Concise Encyclopedia of Magnetic & Superconducting Materials. E-Book Books24x7

PHYSICS

UXL Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters. Ref QC854 .U95 2008

Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change.  Ref QC981.8 .G56 2008

NATURAL HISTORY. BIOLOGY

All Things Darwin: An Encyclopedia of Darwin's World.  Ref QH31`.D2 A7894 2007

Encyclopedia of Evolution. Ref QH360.2 R53 2007

Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research.  Ref QH588 .S83 E53 2008

PHYSIOLOGY

Encyclopedia of Stress.  Ref QP82.2 S8 .E53 2007

MEDICINE

Wiley encyclopedia of Clinical Trials.  Ref R853 .C55 .W55 2008

Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. Ref R857 .M3 E53 2008

PUBLIC ASPECTS OF MEDICINE

Encyclopedia of Family Health. Ref RA418.5 .F3 E43 2011

International Encyclopedia of Public Health. Ref RA423 .I68 2008

Encyclopedia of Global Health. Ref RA441 .E53 2008

Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. Ref RA652 .E533 2008

Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. Ref RA777.6 .E534 2007

The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition. Ref RA784 .G345 2008

INTERNAL MEDICINE

The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health.  Ref RC437 .G36 2008

The Encyclopedia of Mental Health. Ref RC437 .K34 2008

Encyclopedia of Depression. Ref RC537 .A567 2010

The Encyclopedia of Psychological Trauma.  Ref RC552 P67 E53 2008

Encyclopedia of Obesity.  Ref RC628 .E532008

THERAAPEUTICS. PHARMACOLOGY

Diets and Dieting: A Cultural Encyclopedia.  Ref RM214.5 .G55 2008

PHARMACY AND MATERIA MEDICA

The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals.  Ref RS51 .M4 2006

NURSING

Nursing leadership: A Concise Encyclopedia. Ref RT89 .N7943 2008

AGRICULTURE

Encyclopedia of Soil Science.  Ref S592 .53 2008

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless Encyclopedia.  c.2007 E-Book Books24x7

Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies. c. 2006 E-Book Boks24x7

Encyclopedia of Internet technologies and Applications. c.2008 E-Book Books24x7

Encyclopedia of Portal Technologies and Applications. c.2007 E-Book Books24x7

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology.  Ref TP1110 .E48 2007

NAVIGATION. MERCHANT MARINE

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History.  Ref VK15 .O84 2007

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