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ENCYCLOPEDIAS


ACLIN
Search online catalogs of libraries and digitized collections throughout Colorado. Discover Web sites for Coloradans by subject.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Academic Version
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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findingDulcinea
Multifaceted web directory created by researchers. There are 3 distinct sections: Web Guides-- organizes links about certain topics; Beyond the Headlines-- provides broad and detailed context to news stories; Netcetera-- celebrates innovative people, diverse places, and bold ideas.
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Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia
Updated annually. Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. The database contains images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas.
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Internet Public Library
The Internet Public Library is maintained by the University of Michigan's School of Information and is an online library to a variety of reference materials. Discover online encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, and more.
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Librarian's Index to the Internet
Outstanding index to reliable Web sites on all subjects.
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MasterFILE Premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE Premier contains full text for more than 1,750 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books, 85,827 biographies, 105,789 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 285,912 photos, maps & flags.
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MAS Ultra - School Edition
Specifically designed for high school students with full text of 500 periodicals, 350 reference books, 100,000 primary source documents, 84,700 biographies - plus over 235,000 photos, maps, and flags.
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McGraw-Hill AccessScience
Locate articles, dictionary terms and research updates in the field of science and technology.
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Middle Search Plus
For middle and junior high school students, with 140 full text titles (with Lexile reading level), as well as historical essays, 84,700 biographies, over 235,000 images, and 100,000 primary source documents.
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Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
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Primary Search
Includes Searchasaurus interface plus full text of 70 periodicals (with Lexile reading level), plus encyclopedias, a dictionary and other reference books.
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Searchasaurus
Searchasaurus is an exciting and easy way for young researchers to experience online searching. It is an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. Students will be riveted by the colorful, animated interface, complete with erupting volcanoes and a dinosaur guide, as they gather information on a wide range of topics.
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