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General Reference

• Credo Reference
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Greenwood Digital Collection 
• Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary

Art

• Contemporary Fashion
• Grove Art Online
• Women Artists of Color: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook to 20th Century Artists in the Americas

Biography

• American Men and Women of Science
• American National Biography
• Biography and Genealogy Master Index
• Biography Resource Center
• Current Biography
• Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary
• From Polis to Empire--The Ancient World, c. 800 B.C. - A.D. 500: A Biographical Dictionary
• Literature Resource Center
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
• Shapers of the Great Debate on Conservation: A Biographical Dictionary

Biology

• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia

Business

• Business Plans Handbook
• The Business of Food: An Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries
• Encyclopedia of American Industries
• Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries
• Encyclopedia of the Global Economy: A Guide for Students and Researchers Volume 1
• Encyclopedia of the Global Economy: A Guide for Students and Researchers Volume 2
• Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
• International Directory of Company Histories

Country Information

• China Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the People's Republic
• Cities of the World
• Culture and Customs of Australia
• Geo-Data: The World Geographical Encyclopedia
• New Encyclopedia of Africa

Education

• College Blue Book
• Encyclopedia of Education
• An Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education
• The Greenwood Dictionary of Education
• Models of Proposal Planning & Writing
• Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
• World of Learning

Environmental Studies

• Climate Change: In Context
• Environmental Encyclopedia
• Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Issues: An Encyclopedia
• Water: Science and Issues

Film

• History of the American Cinema

Government

• Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations

History

• American Decades
• American Decades Primary Sources
• Daily Lives of Civilians in Wartime Europe, 1618-1900
• Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History
• The Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties and Rights Volume 1: A-G
• The Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties and Rights Volume 2: H-R
• The Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties and Rights Volume 3: S-Z
• Encyclopedia of Anti-Slavery and Abolition Volume 1
• Encyclopedia of Anti-Slavery and Abolition Volume 2
• Encyclopedia of the Crusades
• Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies
• Encyclopedia of European Social History
• Encyclopedia of India
• Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture
• Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America
• Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
• Encyclopedia of Russian History
• Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights: From Emancipation to the Twenty-First Century
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing through World History Volume 1: Prehistory to 1500CE
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing through World History Volume 2: 1501-1800
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing through World History Volume 3:1801-Present
• Historical Dictionary of the 1950s
• An Historical Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
• Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor Volume 1
• Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor Volume 2
• The People's Chronology
• Witchcraft in America

Kinesiology and Sports

• Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise
• Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine

Literature

• Book Review Index Online
• Contemporary African American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
• Contemporary American Ethnic Poets: Lives, Works, Sources
• Contemporary Gay American Poets and Playwrights: An A-Z Guide
• Encyclopedia of African-American Women Writers
• Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature
• Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater
• Encyclopedia of Literary Modernism
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry Volume 1: A-C
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry Volume 2: D-G
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry Volume 3: H-L
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry Volume 4: M-R
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry Volume 5: S-Z
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales Volume 1: A-F
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales Volume 2:G-P
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales Volume 3:Q-Z
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American
• The Greenwood Companion to Shakespeare Volume 1: Overviews and History Plays
  
• The Greenwood Companion to Shakespeare Volume 2: The Comedies
  
• The Greenwood Companion to Shakespeare Volume 3: The Tragedies
  
• The Greenwood Companion to Shakespeare Volume 4: The Romances and Poetry
•   Literature Resource Center
• MagillOnLiterature Plus
• Margaret Atwood: A Critical Companion
• Multicultural Writers since 1945: An A-to-Z Guide
• The New Ayn Rand Companion, Revised and Expanded Edition
• Supernatural Literature of the World
• Thematic Guide to British Poetry
• Writers Directory

Medicine and Health

• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
• Encyclopedia of Public Health
• Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
• Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
• Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
• Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition
• Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
• Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z

Music

• Grove Music Online
• Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music

Political Science

• The 9/11 Encyclopedia
• Crime and the Justice System in America: An Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia of American Parties, Campaigns, and Elections
• Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
• Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation
• Encyclopedia of Privacy
• Encyclopedia of War and Ethics
• Encyclopedia of White-Collar Crime
  
• Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
• International Security and the United States: An Encyclopedia Volume 1
• International Security and the United States: An Encyclopedia Volume 2  
• Landmark Supreme Court Cases: A Reference Guide
• Major Acts of Congress
• The Welfare Debate 
• West's Encyclopedia of American Law

Popular Culture

• St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
• Woodstock: An Encyclopedia of the Music and Art Fair

Psychology

• The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
• Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
• Learning and Memory

Religion

• All Things in the Bible: An Encyclopedia of the Biblical World
• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
• Encyclopedia of Islam in the United States: Volume 1
• Encyclopedia of Islam in the United States: Volume 2
• Encyclopaedia Judaica
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• New Catholic Encyclopedia

Science, General

• American Men and Women of Science
• Building the World: An Encyclopedia of the Great Engineering Projects in History Volume 1
• Building the World: An Encyclopedia of the Great Engineering Projects in History Volume 2
• Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
• Encyclopedia of Bioethics
• Encyclopedia of Scientific Principles, Laws, and Theories
• The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
• Historical Encyclopedia of Atomic Energy
• McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
• Science of Everyday Things
• Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery
• Science and Technology in 20th-Century American Life

Sociology

• Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
• Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, and Sexuality through History Volume 1: The Ancient World
  
• Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, and Sexuality through History Volume 2: The Medieval Era
  
• Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, and Sexuality through History Volume 3: The Early Modern Era
  
• Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, and Sexuality through History Volume 4: The Colonial and Revolutionary Era
  
• Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, and Sexuality through History Volume 5: The Nineteenth Century
  
• Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, and Sexuality through History Volume 6: The Modern World
• Encyclopedia of Population
• Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work Volume 1 A-N
• Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work Volume 2 O-Z
  
• Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
• Encyclopedia of Racism in the United States
• Encyclopedia of Rape
• Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Culture Society History
• Encyclopedia of Sociology
• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
• Historical and Multicultural History of Women's Reproductive Rights in the United States
  
• Immigration in America Today: An Encyclopedia
• International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
• Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying

Women and Gender Studies

• Feminism in Literature: A Gale Critical Companion
• Women's Studies Encyclopedia: Revised and Expanded Edition

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