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Online Resources For Finding Subject and General Reference Articles From Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

General Reference Books

General Reference Books Available Through Library Databases (Student Log In Required)

The following resources are available through Holman Library databases. Student log in required using student ID number.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedia entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Publication Date: 2006
ProQuest Ebook Central--click title for access
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
Publication Date: 200
This eBook is available in the ProQuest Ebook Central database

General Reference Available Through The Web (No Log In Required)

The following resources are available for free or limited access through the web

Encyclopedia Britannica
Limited free access and features
Dictionary.com
Oxford Dictionaries

Subject Encyclopedias & General Reference Books

Subject Encyclopedias and General Reference Collections Available through Library Databases (Student Log In Required)

The following resources are available through Holman Library databases. Student log in required using student ID number.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Gale eBooks (GVRL)
Search for authoritative information in subject encyclopedias selected for courses and programs at Green River College

Reference in Ebsco -- Ebooks Community College Collection
Search within 3000+ reference books across the disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, sciences, technology, and health.
Reference in ProQuest Ebook Central
A collection of searchable academic reference sources in multiple disciplines

Science Reference Center (EBSCO)
"Contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images."