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Indexes & Databases by Subject: Dictionaries/Encyclopedias

A = All – 100% full-text or linked full text articles available
M = Most – no less than 50 % full-text or linked full text articles available
S = Some – less than 50% full-text or linked full text articles available

Use JAKE to determine where a specific journal is indexed and if it is available full-text.

Full Text Title Description
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
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L'Encyclopédie Decouvérte French language version of the World Book Encyclopedia.
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Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature
This onlin version of Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature provides brief entries on authors, literary movements, and other terms and concepts
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OED (Oxford English Dictionary)
This historical dictionary covers words from across the English-speaking world, providing etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, pronunciation, and tracing usage in a wide array of English-language sources. This web-based version contains the complete contents of the 20-volume print Second Edition and the 3 volumes of Additions. Quarterly updates and revisions serve as part of an ongoing effort to revise the entire publication.
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World Book Advanced Integrated resource of primary and secondary material on a variety of topics.
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World Book Discover Recommended for students reading below grade level. May be useful for students learning English as a second language.
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World Book Online Reference Center World Book offers more than 26,000 encyclopedia articles that are carefully edited to suit the educational level of the users most likely to use them, from grades 4 through 12 and adults.This resource also provides access to approximately 750 maps and 14,000 historical articles that recount significant events of the year.

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World Book Spanish Student Discovery Encyclopedia Spanish language version of the World Book Encyclopedia.

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