Britannica Online          [Remote Access]

EB Online includes the complete encyclopaedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.  It includes an Internet directory that with more than 130,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica Editors.  Included are more than 72,000 articles, updated and revised by EB editors and contributors; over 10,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps and flags; and more than 75,000 definitions. (NOTE: TO USE THIS DATABASE FROM HOME, YOU MUST CLICK ON THE "REMOTE ACCESS" LINK. AFTER CLICKING ON THE REMOTE ACCESS LINK, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR YOUR 14-DIGIT LIBRARY CARD BARCODE)

Funk and Wagnall's New Encyclopedia  

Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries that are searchable by subject, or keyword.

Grolier Online          [Remote Access]

Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants. Includes:

• Grolier Encyclopedia Americana - This encyclopedia is designed for high school and first-year college students
• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - Fact-filled reference resource rich in multimedia content and designed for the young researcher.
• New Book of Knowledge - Fun, easy-to-use, general reference resource helps students to gain access to a wide range of topics.

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Oxford Art Online          [Remote Access]

A comprehensive reference source devoted to the visual arts worldwide and throughout history, Grove includes the entire text of the 34 volume print edition of the Grove Dictionary of Art. The 45,050 articles include more than 22,000 links to art images in galleries and museums around the world. (NOTE: TO USE THIS DATABASE FROM HOME, YOU MUST CLICK ON THE "REMOTE ACCESS" LINK. AFTER CLICKING ON THE REMOTE ACCESS LINK, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR YOUR 14-DIGIT LIBRARY CARD BARCODE)

Oxford Music Online          [Remote Access]

This database includes the full text of the 29 volume print edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed. and The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. There are more than 3000 links to related sites, including sound clips and illustrations.  (NOTE: TO USE THIS DATABASE FROM HOME, YOU MUST CLICK ON THE "REMOTE ACCESS" LINK. AFTER CLICKING ON THE REMOTE ACCESS LINK, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR YOUR 14-DIGIT LIBRARY CARD BARCODE)

Virtual Reference Library (Gale)  

Electronic versions of many popular Reference books.

Webster's Dictionary Online     [In Library Only]

Part of Encyclopedia Britannica. This is the online edition of Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged.

World Book Encyclopedia Online          [Remote Access]

An up-to-date, and extremely well illustrated encyclopedia, with over 9,600 pictures and maps, 60,000 cross-reference links, and 800 videos, animations and sounds.
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