Encyclopedias

Columbia Encyclopedia
Contains the sixth edition of the encyclopedia with almost 51,000 entries.

Encarta
This website offers a standard edition of Microsoft's Encarta Encyclopedia with 40,000+ entries. Also includes World English Dictionary and Online Atlas.

Encyclopedia.com
The information here can be searched by keyword or browsed alphabetically. Contains in-text links to related resources.

Encyclopedia Smithsonian
A virtual encyclopedia that draws upon the online resources of the Smithsonian Institution, which cover a broad range of topics. The encyclopedia's content can be browsed by subject only.

Information Please Almanac
Online searchable and browse-able version of the almanac, with the Random House Webster's College Dictionary and the Columbia Encyclopedia.