Encyclopedias & Reference
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
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(Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) includes full-text encyclopedias, handbooks, and other sources for multidisciplinary research. (VIVA, NVCC) - Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowA collection of over 500 reference books on a variety of topics. (NVCC)
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowMore than 100 Oxford University Press dictionaries and reference books. (VIVA)
- Britannica Academic This link opens in a new windowFully-searchable collection of authoritative encyclopedia articles. (NVCC)
- Biography (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
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Biographical information on over 380,000 people from throughout world history; from encyclopedias and news articles. (NVCC) - Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new windowOver 8,000 articles by top scholars that focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American history and culture. Also includes images and primary sources. (NVCC)
- Pop Culture Universe This link opens in a new windowA collection of reference articles on pop culture in America in the 20th century. Browse by decade. (NVCC)
- Oxford Art Online - Grove Art Online This link opens in a new window30,000 signed articles and images on visual arts, over 6,000 subject entries and 20,000 biographies, and 7,000 searchable images. This resource also includes the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (2nd edition), The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. (NVCC)
- Salem Press Health This link opens in a new window
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A full-text database that provides access to eBook versions of Salem Health print titles that are owned at NOVA Libraries. (NVCC) - World History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
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Includes world history reference articles, periodical articles, historical maps, primary documents, audio and video. (NVCC) - U.S. History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
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Includes U.S. History reference articles, periodical articles, images, and primary documents. (NVCC)
Why to Use Encyclopedia Articles
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An encyclopedia is a type of reference book. Use a reference book to:
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