Almanacs, Biographies & Encyclopedias
AEIOU Encyclopedia of Austria
The AEIOU is the online version of the Österreich-Lexikon encyclopaedia containing all entries and illustrations of the two-volume encyclopaedia.
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African American Biographical Database 
Biographical information for more than 30,000 African Americans.
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American National Biography
ANB contains biographical portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the United States.
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BEOnline Plus
Free Internet resources selected and annotated by The Library
of Congress reference staff
- Business and Economics Web sites
- Humanities and other Social Sciences Web sites available from Alcove 9
- International Resources Web sites available from Portals to the World
- Science and Technology Web sites
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Bibliography of Collective Biographies of Women
An annotated bibliography of the more than 930 books published in English between 1830 and 1940 that collect three or more women's biographies in narrative form.
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Provides biographical information on the more than 13,000 persons who have served in the United States Congress, including those who served in the Continental Congress.
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Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
Biographical Memoirs are brief biographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members, written by those who knew them or their work.
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Biographies PolySearch Engine
Search for biographical information, sketches, and full biographies of famous and infamous historical figures, politicians, scientists, authors, artists & athletes from a variety of freely available websites.
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index
An index to nearly 12 million biographical sketches in more than 2,700 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.
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Biography Index 
Cites biographical articles appearing in any of more than 3,000 periodicals indexed in other Wilson databases, plus select other titles.
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Biography Resource Center
Biography Resource Center contains nearly 415,000 biographies on more than 320,000 people gathered from more than 780 volumes of over 120 Gale reference sources as well as full-text articles from more than 280 magazines specifically chosen for their biographical content in a broad range of subject areas.
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Britannica Online
The complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.
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Canadian Encyclopedia
The Canadian Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work on all subjects relating to Canada.
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Catholic Encyclopedia
Contains articles transcribed from the 1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia.
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Chambers Reference Online
Search the Chambers 21st Century Dictionary, The Chambers Thesaurus (1996) or Chambers Biographical Dictionary (1997 edition with amendments).
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Chemical Achievers
Contains biographical, scientific, and pictorial material about famous chemists.
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Columbia Encyclopedia
Full-text searchable version of the sixth edition of the encyclopedia.
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Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics (CEE) contains a broad collection of essays that provide an understanding of what economists actually think on a wide range of issues—and why.
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Contemporary Authors
Provides biographical and bibliographical references on modern authors, including those who were active prior to 1960 and whose works continue to influence contemporary literature (available in Gale's Biography Resource Center).
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Credo Reference : Biography
Includes the full text of over a dozen biographical sources including information on peerage, scientists, and women.
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Credo Reference : Encyclopedias
Includes the full text of major encyclopedias covering a variety of subject areas.
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Dictionary of Australian Biography
Contains over 1,000 biographies of Australians, or people closely connected with Australia, who died before the end of 1942.
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography
A collection of authoritative biographies portraying noteworthy Canadians.
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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Contains over 3,000 biographies of deceased New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on the country.
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Encyclopaedia Judaica
Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd edition, features Jewish history and life in all eras, culture, holidays, language, scripture, and religious teachings.
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Encyclopaedia of Islam
Online Version of Brill's 11 volume Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd Edition, containing more than 13,000 articles on every aspect of Islamic civilization and culture, from 'Abābda to Zurna.
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Encyclopedia Mythica
Contains more than 7,000 full text articles covering mythology, folklore, and religion from around the world.
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Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, & Biological Engineering
A comprehensive guide covering the development and design of procedures, equipment, and systems utilized in the production and conversion of raw materials into food and nonfood consumer goods.
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Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements
Contains peer-reviewed research detailing the most significant scientific findings (basic chemical, preclinical, and clinical data) useful in health care.
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Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology
Contains basic terms and principles of laser physics and technology, including general optics and optoelectronics, nonlinear optics, quantum optics, fiber optics, and optical communications.
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Encyclopedia of Law & Economics
Full text reference work that attempts to survey the whole law and economics literature in nearly 5,000 pages.
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Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
ELIS includes more than 10,000 references in such areas as information management, digital technology and encoding, intellectual property, database selection and design, user services, and the Internet.
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Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science
Covers classic and modern studies in plant biology in conjunction with research, applications, and innovations in crop science.
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Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, 2nd ed.
Focusing on the American bureaucracy, the encyclopedia looks at legal and political processes and procedures, social and economic institutions and processes, and the primary concepts and organization of public administration and policy-making.
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Encyclopedia of Television
The Encyclopedia of Television includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal.
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Eric Weisstein's World of Science
Contains searchable full text encyclopedias of astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, scientific biography, and physics.
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German Biography
Elektronische Allgemeine deutsche Biographie (E-ADB and E-NDB) is a database for German biographies.
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Guide to U.S. House and Senate Members
Search for and retrieve current individual Members by name, district, hometown, or groups of Members by state, party affiliation, or number of terms.
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History Reference Online
ABC-CLIO History Reference contains the full text of over 600 books focusing on United States and world history, current issues, politics, and geography.
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In the First Person
Index to English language personal narratives, including letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories.
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) contains a collection of articles about philosophy, arranged alphabetically.
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JewishEncyclopedia.com
Contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906.
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Leadership Library
The Leadership Library is a massive directory, consisting of the contents of 14 "Yellow Books," and containing listings of organizations and individuals in government, the mass media, business, and nonprofit groups.
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Medical Encyclopedia
The adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia available from the National Library of Medicine includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries.
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National Governors' Association Directory of Governors
Provides general biographical and term information about the current and past governors of each state, territory or commonwealth.
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Obituary Daily Times
The Obituary Daily Times is an index of published obituaries across the world.
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Oxford Art Online
Formerly Grove Art Online, the database contains over 45,000 articles from the Grove Dictionary of Art (editor Jane Turner, 1996: 34 vols) on every aspect of the visual arts - painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography - from prehistory to the present day.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
An illustrated collection of 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped Britain's past.
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Oxford Music Online
Includes Grove Music Online, comprising the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie (London, 1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition, edited by Barry Kernfeld (London, 2002).
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Reference Universe
Database of back-of-the-book indexes and article titles to more than 10,000 subject encyclopedias and reference works.
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Scholarpedia
Contains articles focusing on neuroscience and computational intelligence written by scholars.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy contains a number of extended articles on a range of topics in philosophy from classical times to the modern day.
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World Almanacs
Contains biographical information and provides facts and statistics covering arts and entertainment, science and technology, sports, cities, states and territories, historical anniversaries, national defense, and nations of the world.
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World Biographical Information System
WBIS contains biographies of some 4 million men and women, living and deceased, from all social classes and professions, from all countries and regions, from 4000 BC to the present.
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Zimmerman's Research Guide
An online encyclopedia containing brief descriptions and links for legal and business terms.
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