The complete content of the venerable 32 volume print encyclopedia reformatted for the web, with added links and continuously updated information.  This is an Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) resource. (WWW)

A collection of reference encyclopedias and dictionaries in database format.    Search them all together or individually.  Among the 21 titles available are:

-       Encyclopaedia Judaica
-       Encyclopedia of Bioethics
-       Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media
-       Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
-       Encyclopedia of Leadership
-       Encyclopedia of Philosophy
-       Encyclopedia of Religion
-       Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
-       Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
-       International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
-       New Catholic Encyclopedia
-       New Dictionary of the History of Ideas (WWW)

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church is the most comprehensive single volume dictionary of Christian history. This digital version is the complete, fully searchable text of the 3rd edition, revised (2005). (WWW)

The complete 1996 reference encyclopedia in fully searchable full text format. (WWW)

This online version of the authoritative dictionary contains all 20 volumes of the second edition plus the 3 volumes of Additions. New and revised entries, part of the complete revision the OED is undergoing, will be incorporated as they are ready. To begin searching, click on "Enter OED Online." Enter a word in the upper right box to quickly locate a headword entry. Click on "Search" in the lower left corner for other searching options. (WWW)

This gateway resource integrates the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed); Oxford Dictionary of Music, and the Oxford Companion to Music.  Articles on composers, performers, terminology, musical genres, etc. can be searched from the main Search box.  Full text searches for key terms within articles may also be made using Advanced Search.  The dictionary will be updated several times annually with new information, corrections, fresh hyperlinks, and sound files. (WWW)

The CD-ROM includes every entry in all six volumes of the print edition. (Circulation)

Covers the history and thought of this epoch in Western Europe, North America, and elsewhere, from 1670-1815. (WWW)

Covers all aspects of the Middle Ages, from the 5th to the 15th century. (WWW)

A comprehensive resource for Byzantine history from the 4th to the 15th century. (WWW)

Covers all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th-17th century Europe. (WWW)