Reference Universe
A great place for starting your research by guiding you to resources (both online and in print) that contain background information on virtually any topic. Within these scholarly resources you’ll find explanations of key concepts, historical and current information on a topic, along with bibliographies that can guide you to additional reading and key literature references on your topic.
Britannica Online
The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica allows users to "create a customized page for a research project" by using the Workspace feature where one can store, retrieve, and clear encyclopedia articles at any time.
Credo Reference
700+ full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference books from the world’s leading publishers, providing authoritative information in the form of quick facts and in-depth articles. Find background information, key concepts, historical context, and lists of the best books on a topic.
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
Provides authoritative information from over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. In addition this database contains comprehensive scholarly articles from an expanding range of key titles in the Oxford Companions series and also includes the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
Gale Virtual Reference Library 1999 - present
Provides authoritative articles from a series of over 20 subject-specific encyclopedias and reference books. Users may search the full text of all books by keyword. Click the link to "Show All" to select and search a specific encyclopedia.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 entries, searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.