Encyclopedias (Online) by Subject   Tags: encyclopedias  

Subject encyclopedias are a good starting point for researching a topic, especially an unfamiliar topic. The library provides access to hundreds of online encyclopedias, arranged here by broad subjects.

So why use these instead of Wikipedia? I suggest you use these in addition to Wikipedia, because unlike Wikipedia, the encyclopedias provided here are written by experts in a particular field, Wikipedia entries could be written by anyone; see the Wikipedia general disclaimer.

• Arts & Humanities
  
  • Art
  • Architecture
  • History
  • Literature
  • Languge/Linguistics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Religion
  • Theatre/Dance
• Business
• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology
• Social Sciences
  
  • Anthropology
  • Communication/Mass Media
  • Criminal Justice/Law
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Geography
  • Global/Areas studies
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy/Political Science
  • Social Work
  • Sociology