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Calhoun Community College Library - VRD - General - Encyclopedias


Encyclopedias

  The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology -  NetLibrary resource requiring on campus use or prior registration for off campus use
A one-volume encyclopedia covering the major theories of social psychology. It was edited by Tony Manstead and Miles Hewstone. (You must register first as a NetLibrary user on an IP authenticated computer anywhere at Brewer Library, the LRC, or anywhere else on Calhoun's campus).
  Cambridge History of English and American Literature - http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/
An 18 volume encyclopedia published in 1921 that "contains over 303 chapters and 11,000 pages, with essay topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama and essays to history, theology and political writing."
  The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science -  NetLibrary resource requiring on campus use or prior registration for off campus use
By W. Edward Craighead and Charles B. Nemeroff, published by Wiley. (You must register first as a NetLibrary user on an IP authenticated computer anywhere at Brewer Library, the LRC, or anywhere else on Calhoun's campus).
  Encyclopedia Mythica -  http://www.pantheon.org/
Online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and related subjects.
  Columbia Encyclopedia (6th edition) - http://www.bartleby.com/65/
A general encyclopedia with nearly 51,000 entries and more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references.
  The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy -  http://www.iep.utm.edu/
A browsable encyclopedia of articles on philosophy edited by two philosophy professors. Most articles are signed contributions; those that are not are considered temporary entries to be replaced in the future.
  The Literary Encyclopedia and the Literary Dictionary - http://www.litencyc.com/
An online encyclopedia written by over 1000 named scholars, most of whom are current university teachers, with over 2550 profiles of writers, works, and topics. New records added every week.
  Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - http://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html
"A dynamic reference work, each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public."