What Are Reference Sources and How Can They Help Me?
General Reference Websites:
General Encyclopedias:
Specialized Encyclopedias:
Arts & Humanities:
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- Internet Encyclopedia of Religion
- Artcyclopedia
- The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- The Cambridge History of English and American Literature
Social Sciences:
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
- Encyclopaedia Britannica's Guide to Black History
- African-American History and Culture
- American History Timeline
- The EH.Net Encyclopedia of Business and Economic History
- Holocaust Encyclopedia
Science, Medicine, & Math:
- Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
- The Dinosaur Encyclopedia
- Animal Diversity Web
- Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Wolfram Math World
- PRIME Mathematics Encyclopedia
- Eric Weisstein's World of Science
- Biology Daily
- Botany
- Ecology/Environmental Studies
- The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, & Spaceflight
- Medline Plus
Dictionaries & Thesauri:
Almanacs:
Atlases:
Biographical Information:
Common Reference Tools: