Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & General Reference   Tags: background, dictionaries, encyclopedias, overview, reference  

Full-text articles from around 50 scholarly encyclopedias, covering a wide range of the social sciences. You may keyword search the entire collection.

Full-text access to around 15 scholarly encyclopedias and reference works, including International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Encyclopedia of Education and New Dictionary of the History of Ideas.

Access 7 encyclopedias: World Book Advanced (high school/undergraduates); Kids (elementary); Student (middle/high school); Discover (differentiated instruction); 2 Spanish language & 1 French language.

Covers around 1,700 periodicals. Features nearly 500 full-text reference books. Includes the World Almanac & Book of Facts; full text from 85,827 biographies, 105,789 full-text primary source documents, the American Heritage Dictionary, and around 300,000 photos, maps & flags.

Quick facts and statistics from four almanacs and the Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, back to 1998.

Covers information on every country in the world, covering key historical events, population, city profiles, social statistics, climate, recent elections, current leaders, defense, international relations, economy, energy and natural resources, industry, international trade, religion, culture, and diplomatic representatives