Look up a fast fact or browse subjects of interest with our online encyclopedias and dictionaries. This is the same authoritative content as in our print editions, but it is updated more frequently and you can access it from anywhere.
- Annals of American History Online (Encyclopaedia Britannica) — Provides a year-by-year documentary of American thought and action. Includes speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews by more than 1,500 authors who made and analyzed American history.
- Britannica for Kids (Encyclopaedia Britannica) — An online encyclopedia designed especially for younger students. Includes Compton's Encyclopedia and other resources.
- Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 — Documents the African American experience from the arrival of the first slave ship to the death of Frederick Douglass-and shows how American culture, history, and national identity have been influenced by the experience of African Americans.
- Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present — Traces the transition from the Reconstruction Era to the age of Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, up to and including the 2008 election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture — A free, authoritative source of information about the rich history, geography, and culture of Arkansas. The Encyclopedia contains more than 6,000 entries and pieces of media related to Arkansas with new material being added weekly.
- Enciclopedia Juvenil (Encyclopaedia Britannica) — Articles in Spanish, as well as photos and images, aimed at younger students.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (Encyclopaedia Britannica) — An online encyclopedia designed specifically for public libraries. Includes the Encyclopaedia Britannica and other resources.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition (Encyclopaedia Britannica) — Includes Encyclopaedia Britannica, but geared toward the needs of college and university students.
- Encyclopedia Britannica School Edition (Encyclopaedia Britannica) — Gives teachers and students access to four complete encyclopedias geared toward classroom topics. Offers resources developed by teachers and correlated with Arkansas state curriculum standards.
- Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
- The Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (Ebscohost) — A general encyclopedia that covers a variety of subject areas.
- The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture
- The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
- International Encyclopedia of Dance
- International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
- New Schaff - Herzog Encyclopedia of Religion
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Evolution
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Global Change
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World - Provides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics.
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
- Spanish Reference Center (Encyclopaedia Britannica) — A Spanish language encyclopedia that features 145,000 articles, as well as timelines, an atlas and a dictionary.
- World Data Analyst Online (Encyclopaedia Britannica) — Provides current and historical statistics on 217 countries. Users may create tables and charts, and may export information to a spreadsheet.
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