Ready Reference:
Encyclopedias
| Encyclopedia is: |
a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge
or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged
alphabetically by subject. |
- This section provides links to encyclopedic resources that have ready reference values.
| TITLE: |
Encyclopedia
& Reference Resource |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Browse articles
in all areas of topics within Earth & Environment, History,
Literature & Arts, Health & Medicine, People, Philosophy &
Religion, Places, Plants & Animals, Science & Technology,
Social Science, Law, Sports, Everyday Life, and more. Includes Country
Studies and North America Gazetteer. |
| KEYWORDS: |
encyclopedia,
earth, environment, history, Literature, Arts, philosophy,
religion |
| TITLE: |
Encyclopaedia
Britannica |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Provide the world's most authoritative and comprehensive
information, Britannica has covered virtually every field of knowledge. It also includes
biographies, gallery demo, its own online bookstore, etc. Searchable index. |
| INSTRUCTION: |
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| KEYWORDS: |
encyclopedia |
| TITLE: |
Encyclopedia & Biography |
| DESCRIPTION: |
A keyword searchable meta-index for locating names, terms and
phrases in encyclopedias and biographical dictionaries. |
| KEYWORDS: |
encyclopedias, biographies |
| TITLE: |
The
Encyclopedia Mythica |
| DESCRIPTION: |
"The Encyclopedia Mythica is an on-line encyclopedia on
mythology, folklore, and legend. It contains hundreds of definitions of gods and
goddesses, supernatural beings, legendary creatures and monsters from all over the
world."--Metadata description field. There are over 200 mythology images on the site. |
| KEYWORDS: |
encyclopedias, mythology,
folkore, legends, gods, goddesses |
| TITLE: |
Encyclopedia.com |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Provides "more than 17,000 articles from the Concise
Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, third edition ... free, quick and useful information on
almost any topic"--Title screen. |
| PUBLISHER: |
Infonautics Corporation |
| KEYWORDS: |
encyclopedia |
| TITLE: |
Symbols.com |
| DESCRIPTION: |
"Claims to be the world's largest online encyclopedia of
graphic symbols.... contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups
according to their graphic characteristics. In 1,600 articles their histories, uses, and
meanings are thoroughly discussed. The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth
by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti."--Title screen. |
| E-MAIL: |
webmaster@symbols.com |
| KEYWORDS: |
encyclopedia, symbols |
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