Encyclopedias & More
The sources below come from the databases on the Reference Shelf to your right.
General Biography
For detailed biographies of important relgious figures, start with the encyclopedias under "Reference Shelf" above. The links below are best for more general purposes.
Reference Shelf
Use the Quick Search box for encyclopedia articles or click on one of the reference databases below.
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Start Here. Most authoritative encyclopedia of philosophy. Great content and great interface. - Credo Reference
Very broad collection of relatively small reference works. Lots of good philosophy sources. - Encyclopaedia Britannica Great general encyclopedia for all your reference needs. Online version has some cool add-ons as well.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library Database of dozens of encyclopedias and other reference works in broad range of subjects. Includes Encyclopedia of Philosophy, New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, and Encyclopedia of Religion.
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online
Online version of Oxford's classic dictionary. - Oxford Reference Online Large database of classic Oxford reference works including philosophy sources. Also great source for history, law, and political science.
- Philosophy Print Reference Print reference materials--encyclopedias, dictionaries, companions--in the Paley Reference Stacks on the first floor of Paley Library.
- Sage eReference Sage is one of the premier publishers of scholarly social science books, reference books, and journals.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy An excellent philosophy encyclopedia that is freely available on the Web.
Other Useful Reference Databases
- Oxford Art Online
- Oxford Music Online
- AccessScience Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
- Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
- Encyclopedia of American Studies
- International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Online Atlases
- Concise Atlas of World History
- Geo-Data: World Geographical Encyclopedia
- World Maps Note: be sure to clicks the links on the left side menu of each entry.
- Atlas of the Bible
- Atlas of the Universe
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