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Austria from A to Z
Online version of the Osterreich-Lexikon encyclopaedia
Biography.com
Searchable database of biographical information on over 20,000 individuals
Black women in America - UW restricted UW restricted
"Women such as Venus and Serena Williams, Condoleezza Rice, Carol Moseley Braun, Ruth Simmons, and Ann Fudge have become household names for their remarkable contributions to sports, politics, academia, and business. In nearly 600 entries, Black Women in America celebrates the remarkable achievements of black women throughout history, highlights their ongoing contributions in America today, and represents the new research the first edition helped to generate."
Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology - UW restricted UW restricted
Canada's early women writers
Presents biographical and publication information for more than 470 women who lived in Canada or wrote about Canada, and authored an English-language book or pamphlet of fiction or poetry that was published before 1940. It includes titles of publications and references to archival resources
Canadian encyclopedia /
Canadian encyclopedia L'encyclopedie canadienne
Dictionary of the history of ideas; studies of selected pivotal ideas
Dictionary of Wisconsin history
"This Dictionary explains more than 8,000 terms (people, places, things, and events) used in writings about Wisconsin history."
Encyclopaedia Iranica /
encyclopaedia of Islam - UW restricted UW restricted
encyclopaedia of Islam - UW restricted UW restricted
Provides access to the 2nd ed., enhanced by the inclusion of an Index of proper names and an Index of subjects, and the ongoing 3rd ed
Encyclopaedia of the Orient
Contains over 600 brief articles, photos, graphics, sound clips, music clips, and pronunciation clips on places, people, and topics in the Middle East and North Africa. Covers all countries and cultures between Mauritania in the west and Iran in the east, Turkey in the north and Sudan in the south
Encyclopedia of 1848 revolutions
Contains contributed articles to the history of the 1848 revolutions ; intends to interpret historical truth for the "people" whom the historians exemplified were the real victors of 1848
Encyclopedia of American industries - UW restricted UW restricted
encyclopedia of Arkansas history & culture
A free, authoritative, multimedia source of information about the history, geography, and culture of Arkansas
Encyclopedia of business information sources - UW restricted UW restricted - (Gale Directory Library) 2009 edition
Encyclopedia of Canada's peoples /
Provides an overview of people within the geographical and social framework of Canada
encyclopedia of Chicago /
Encyclopedia of Cleveland history /
Encyclopedia of developing regional communities with information and communication technology / - UW restricted UW restricted
"This encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of concepts, technologies, policies, training, and applications of ICT in support of economic and regional developments around the globe"--Provided by publisher
Encyclopedia of global industries - UW restricted UW restricted - 3rd edition
Encyclopedia of library and information sciences - UW restricted UW restricted
Encyclopedia of social work - UW restricted UW restricted
encyclopedia of world history ancient, medieval, and modern
Encyklopadie der mathematischen Wissenschaften mit Einschluss ihrer Anwendungen
Gale virtual reference library - UW restricted UW restricted
Online encyclopedias, almanacs, and other reference sources
handbook of Texas online
The handbook of Texas online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association and the General Libraries at UT Austin
Hanguk minjok munhwa taebaekkwa sajon EncyKorea - UW restricted UW restricted
An online version of the Korean cultural heritage encyclopedia. This encyclopedia covers many subjects including cultural heritage such as arts, language, society, nature, history and so on. It not only contains text, but also images, maps and so on
History of the federal judiciary
Includes judges of U.S. courts, courts of the Federal Judiciary, landmark judicial legislation, topics in judicial history, historic courthouse photograph exhibit, and links to related sites
Holocaust encyclopedia
A project of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Provides links to images, documents, bibliographies, personal stories, historical film footage and other resources. Also contains nearly 300 brief articles which are searchable from the home page
Jewish encyclopedia : a descriptive record of the history, religion, literature, and customs of the Jewish people from the earliest times /
new Georgia encyclopedia
Provides an accessible, authoritative source of information about people, places, events, historical themes, institutions, and many other topics relating to the state of Georgia. Articles, images, sound, and moving image material as well as links to other Web sites related to the history, culture, and life of the state may be found. Sections of the site include quick facts about Georgia, highlighted geographic areas and museum materials, and monthly features
Online Nevada encyclopedia
An online historical portal created to illustrate intellectual, cultural, and civic life in Nevada
Oregon encyclopedia
Oxford African American studies center the online authority on the African American experience - UW restricted UW restricted
Features over 7,500 articles, approximately 100 primary sources with specially written commentaries, over 1,000 images, over 100 maps, over 200 charts and tables, timelines to guide researchers through the history of African Americans and over 6,000 biographies. The core content includes: Africana, Encyclopedia of African American history, Black women in America, 2nd ed, and the African American national biography
Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Greece and Rome - UW restricted UW restricted
This is an accessible guide and a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequentical world centuries
Oxford encyclopedia of the modern world - UW restricted UW restricted
"...provides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics."--Web site of this book
Oxford encyclopedia of women in world history - UW restricted UW restricted
Peakware world mountain encyclopedia
An online encyclopedia of the mountain ranges and mountains of the world. Includes searchable database, lists of highest mountains, maps, photographs, live webcams, books for sale, and information on mountaineering
Singapore infopedia
Singapore infopedia is an electronic encyclopedia on Singapore, providing access to collection of articles on Singapore's history, culture, people, and events. Each article provides an overview of a topic and is accompanied by references that could be used to research the topic further. Related images in selected articles and cross-referencing between related articles help to create a fuller understanding of a particular topic
Tennessee encyclopedia of history and culture
"The on-line edition of the Tennessee encyclopedia of history and culture is a joint project of the Tennessee Historical Society and the University of Tennessee Press. This fully searchable version of the print edition, originally published in 1998, contains over 1,500 entries. The online version has updates to existing entries, new entries, more than five hundred additional images, plus audio and video files. This site is designed to supply general information about the state of Tennessee in a user-friendly format for students, teachers, researchers, and general information seekers."
World housing encyclopedia WHE : an encyclopedia of housing construction in seismically active areas of the world /
The goals of this site are to share knowledge on housing construction practices; to encourage use of earthquake-resistant technologies; to develop guidelines and technical resources for improving seismically vulnerable construction; and to offer services and technical support to communities across the world on earthquake resistant housing technologies
YIVO encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe
Updating Web site based on the print edition published by Yale University Press in 2008. Topics covered include arts, daily life, places, language, literature, history, politics, and religion. In addition to the encyclopedia articles, this site provides access to a collection of photographs, audio, video, digitized documents, as well as specific resources for educators and researchers


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