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Subject Guide to Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Electronic Books: E-Books

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.

E-Books and E-Book Platforms

ABC-CLIO E-book Collection via ABC-CLIO - The new ABC-CLIO eBook Collection offers the same high-quality, authoritative, scholarly information librarians have come to expect from ABC-CLIO plus enhanced readability via a new reading pane, improved search and browse capabilities, and more. Customize your digital collection with over 6,000 encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and guides from ABC-CLIO, Greenwood Press, Libraries Unlimited, and Praeger.

Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the 18th Century 
      By Jonathan Shectman (2003)

Encyclopedia of Body Adornment
      By Margo DeMello (2007)

Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food
      By Andrew F Smith (2006)

For Appearance' Sake - The Historical Encyclopedia of Good Looks, Beauty, and Grooming
      By Victoria Sherrow (2001)

Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
      By Robert E Krebs (2004)

Dictionary - Daily Life in the Early American Republic, 1790-1820 - Creating a New Nation   
      By David S Heidler, Jeanne T Heidler (2004)

 

Credo Reference - Credo covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference. It provides online versions of 490+ published reference works from over 70 publishers, including general and specialist dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Art

The Cambridge Guide to Theatre

Critical Terms for Art History

Business

Collins Dictionary of Business

An Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics

History

The 9/11 Encyclopedia

Conspiracy Theories in American History

Language 

      Dictionary of Languages

Law

World of Criminal Justice

Literature

African-American Writers -  A Dictionary

Encyclopedia of African-American Writing

Music

Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World - Media, Industry and Society

Philosophy

Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy

Psychology

Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine

Science

Science in the Early Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia

Social Sciences

The A-Z of Social Research

Technology

Encyclopedia of 20th Century  Technology

 

eBook Collection on EBSCOhost (Former - NetLibrary) - EBSCO’s extensive collection of eBook titles on EBSCOhost allows for a comprehensive and powerful search experience—with every search, relevant eBook titles will appear directly alongside your other EBSCO databases, exposing users to the full depth of your library’s offerings and increasing usage and visibility of your library’s entire collection.

Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders

Mafia Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Deserts

Heidegger Dictionary

Microsoft Computer Dictionary

A Comprehensive Dictionary of Mathematics

Dictionary of Anthropology

Dictionary of Pharmacoepidemiology

 

Gale EBooks - Gale EBooks is a Searchable collection of online reference titles and test prep ebooks.

Encyclopedia of Religion

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

Encyclopedia of Bioethics.

Africa - An Encyclopedia for Students

The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health.

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