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Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias provide tertiary information that is good as an overview to a topic.  Often people use encyclopedias in the first or second stage of research when they need basic information to help them choose or narrow their topic or to inform them so that they can have a better understanding of the quality of the other resources they are finding for their research.

They come in various formats:



English
French
Online Free
(Websites)

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Online Subscription
(Databases)


Enter through the "Link to the Databases" (Board Password)

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There are seven encyclopedias published by Grolier and you can search them all at once.  This database contains mostly encyclopedia Articles.

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EBSCOhost and Knowlege Ontario databases mostly contain newspaper and magazine articles, but there are plenty of encyclopedia articles available too.  Look in the "Reference Books" tab or limit your search to "Books" or "Reference".
e-Book

Find E-books on the E-Book page.  Pay attention to the publisher (in brackets) so you know which publisher to click on when you get to the page.
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Encyclopedia of Global Warming (Salem)
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Space Exploration Resource Library (Gale)

We currently do not have any eBooks in French.
Print

The library has hundreds of print encyclopedias on various topics.  They are mostly located in the Reference Section near the large projector screen.

HINT: Because of the prefix in their call number (REF), encyclopedias will always show up near the bottom of your search in the library catalogue.
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Encyclopedie du Canada
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Encyclopedie Larousse Jeunnes (FR REF 031)

Two General Encyclopedias are available in the French Collection.


Last Modified: Aug 31, 2011
 

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