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Online Encyclopedias

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Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Gale Virtual Reference Library consists of hundreds of reference titles ranging across the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and business. The titles are individually listed in the catalog but can be searched here as a group.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Includes over 200 titles, updated regularly, in the Oxford Companions and Oxford Dictionaries series. The collection covers a wide variety of subjects from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
SAGE Reference This link opens in a new window
This collection includes online encyclopedias from a variety of disciplines, primarily in the social sciences.

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