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Many of our encyclopedias are online and many are specialty reference books about specific topics. GVRL, IEP, Encyclopedia of Gender, Encyclopedia of Human Rights
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Encyclopedias are a great place to start your research. They can help you get acquainted with a topic without wading into the opinions or perspectives often seen in journalistic resources such as newspaper or magazine articles.
Online Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Encyclopedia of Human Rights
The five-volume Encyclopedia of Human Rights, edited by David Forsythe, offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history in over 300 entries signed by leading scholars and human rights experts. The coverage includes major figures, organizations and institutions, human rights events and crises, and human rights norms.
This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Gale eBooks, formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library
IEP Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) was founded in 1995 as a non-profit organization to provide open access to detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. This is a peer reviewed, academic resource.
Merriam Webster Online Dictionary
For more than 150 years Merriam-Webster has been America's leading and most-trusted provider of language information. Each month, Merriam-Webster.com offers guidance to more than 40 million visitors.
From the description: "Welcome to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP). From its inception, the SEP was designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, our dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research.:
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MasterFILE Reference eBook Subscription
This ebook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects. Topics include biography, history, careers, cooking, literature, genealogy, health, parenting, personal finance, politics, architecture, science, current events, social-emotional health, sports, and travel.
TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
Opposing Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration, to violent video games.
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Just a few of our print encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present by Paul Finkelman (Editor)
Call Number: 973.0496 E56
Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett (Editor)
Call Number: REF 302.2308 E56
Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste by Carl A. Zimring (Editor); William L. Rathje (Editor)
Call Number: REF 363.728 E56
Encyclopedia of Disasters by Angus M. Gunn (Editor)
Call Number: REF 904 G976
Last Updated: Feb 18, 2022 12:46 PM
URL: https://library.shoreline.edu/encyclopedias
Subjects: Arts, English, Gender & Women's Studies, Health, Medicine & Sports, Interdisciplinary
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