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All disciplines & general (these are COCC subscriptions to electronic encyclopedias):

Credo Reference - a huge online reference library, providing access to the full text of hundreds of highly regarded titles
Oxford Reference Online - A collection of more than 100 reference works published by Oxford University Press including dictionaries and other subject references sources covering all disciplines.
Britannica Online  
New Catholic Encyclopedia  

Subject specific (these are COCC subscriptions to electronic encyclopedias):

ARTS & THEATRE
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras  
History of the American Cinema   
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers    
Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film    
VideoHounds Golden Movie Retriever   

BUSINESS
Business Plans Handbook   
Encyclopedia of American Industries 
Encyclopedia of Management    
Encyclopedia of Small Business  
Everyday Finance:Economics, Personal Money Management, and Entrepreneurship   

EDUCATION 
21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook  
Encyclopedia of Education  
Encyclopedia of Education Law
Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development   
Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education    

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy  
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change 
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics  
Environmental Encyclopedia  
Global Warming 101 
Scientific Thought in Context      

HEALTH & MEDICINE
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports    
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior   
Encyclopedia of Global Health  
Encyclopedia of Obesity   
Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research  
Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse prevention, Treatment, and Recovery  
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine    
Gale Encyclopedia of Diets  
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health 
Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical tests    
Infectious Diseases: In Context  
Tobacco in History and Culture    

HISTORY
African American Almanac   
American Decades  
American Decades Primary Sources 
American National Biography    
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History   
Dictionary of American History 
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History     
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture  
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia   
Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe 1789-1914 & Europe since 1914
Europe 1789-1914:Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire
Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction   
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: Governments and Politics 
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments    
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War   
History in Dispute 
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas 
Scientific Thought in Context   
Tobacco in History and Culture 
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia   

LAW
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law  
Encyclopedia of Education Law    
Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States  
Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior
National Survey of State Laws  
World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Penal Systems     

LITERATURE
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras  
Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature  
Literature Resource Center

PHILOSOPHY & BIOETHICS 
Encyclopedia of Bioethics  
Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy   
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics  |
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas  
Scientific Thought in Context  

POLITICAL SCIENCES
Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion
Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: Governments and Politics   
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments  
Nations of the World: A Political, Economic, and Business Handbook  
  
RELIGION
Encyclopaedia Judaica    
Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion 
Encyclopedia of Religion  
Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions     

SCIENCE
Encyclopedia of Bioethics  
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics  
Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research 
Gale Encyclopedia of Science    
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia  
Scientific Thought in Context   
 

SOCIOLOGY
Encyclopedia of Gender and Society 
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism    
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society 
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender  
Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development 
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences - 2nd edition  

SPORTS
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports  

THE WORLD
African American Almanac 
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History  
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture    
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia    
Encyclopedia of World Cultures 
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America   
Global Road Warrior
Nations of the World: A Political, Economic, and Business Handbook 
New Encyclopedia of Africa  
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations  
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life  

Other free access encyclopedias

Citizendium - According to its own description this is "is an experimental new wiki project. The project, started by a co-founder of Wikipedia, aims to improve on that model by adding "gentle expert oversight" and requiring contributors to use their real names."

Everyday Mysteries -This Library of Congreess web site provides answers to life's most interesting questions through a scientific point of view. All the questions presented on this Web site were asked by researchers and answered by librarians from the Library's Science Reference Services. A fun web site to explore!Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.


Factbites - Is a new web search tool self-described as "an encyclopedia crossed with a search engine"! FactBites pulls facts from web pages or online encyclopedias and presents them in your search results. 
  

HowStuffWorks - Find out how just about anything works!
 
Wikipedia - A free encyclopedia built collaboratively by any users using Wiki software

HISTORY
Holocaust Encyclopedia

PHILOSOPHY
The Internet encyclopedia of philosophy 

SCIENCE & HEALTH

Animal info: information on rare, threatened and endangered mammals
- This web site presents scientific information solely on rare, threatened, and endangered mammals throughout the world.  A great site to use for serious research!

Encyclopedia of Earth - The Encyclopedia of Earth is a free web site with a fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts on issues reated to the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society.


Medical encyclopedia - The National Library of Medicine's encyclopedia includes articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.