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Today's article completes our look at encyclopedias on the Web with some excellent online resources in the following categories: The Humanities, Countries & Places, House & Home, and Law. The Humanities Catholic Encyclopedia I use the Catholic Encyclopedia quite often in my work as I tend to get questions from kids doing reports on the Crusades and related topics. It's an excellent resource, very comprehensive and intuitive to use, searchable by keyword or browsable alphabetically by topic. Don't miss out on the other resources offered at the New Advent website: Summa Theologica and The Fathers of the Church. Encyclopedia of the First World War Information at this site is organized into broad subject areas such as: Chronology; Major Offensives; and Women at War. The information provided is detailed and plentiful -- this would be a useful resource for high school or college students, as well as anyone interested in an overview of historical events and issues. Other useful resources from the Spartacus Educational site include: The Second World War; Encyclopedia of British History 1700-1900; Encyclopedia of US History; History Timelines; Nazi Germany; and many more. xrefer A great database of over 50 authoritative, full-text reference works which include encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotations, and a range of subject-specific reference titles such as art, business, literature and science. From the site: "xrefer's free site contains encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri & books of quotations from the world's leading publishers. All cross-referenced, all in one place - providing you with a single source for reliable factual information." Artcyclopedia This highly-acclaimed art encyclopedia is an essential boorkmark for any reference librarian. Here's the site description from the LII: "An index to the online exhibits of thousands of artists, searchable by artist's name and browsable by movement, medium, subject of art, nationality of artist, or women artists. Entries include links to museum sites, image archives, and other online resources. The focus is primarily painting and sculpture, but a smattering of other media (architecture and decorative arts, for example) are represented." The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Browse by subject area (listed alphabetically) or search by keyword. Also includes a handy Western philosophy timeline. From the site: "Articles in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy are currently from three sources (1) original contributions by specialized philosophers around the internet, (2) adaptations of material written by the editors for classroom purposes, and (3) adaptations from public domain sources (typically from two or more sources for per article)." |
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