Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Get background information to start your research on nearly any topic, from art to medicine, psychology to history, and technology to literature. Search general and subject-specific encyclopedias, dictionaries (including bilingual and biographical dictionaries), thesauri, and books of quotations.

Find definitions and background information on science topics from The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography, and more. Includes news, biographies, textbooks, and Schaum's Outlines.

Search encyclopedias and reference books in subjects including business, environment, history, medicine, multicultural studies, religion, and science. Includes the New Catholic Encyclopedia. Provided by TEL with additional ebook titles purchased by Plough Library.