Encyclopedias & General Reference

Learn the meanings of words or phrases using The American Heritage® Dictionary online dictionary.

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Want reliable, up-to-date information on your next travel destination? AtoZ World Travel provides information on activities, food, transportation, security information, maps and more for 202 cities world-wide. Adventure awaits!

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Auto Repair Source is the ultimate DIY database for gearheads — or those who want to be! Featuring DIY repair and maintenance information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. With millions of drawing and step-by-step photographs, maintenance schedules, a labor time estimator as well as service bulletins and recalls, you'll always be up to speed. 

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Para cualquier persona que necesite información de una enciclopedia. La edición electrónica de la Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos contiene todos los artículos de los 22 tomos de la versión impresa, así como más de mil artículos disponibles en línea solamente.

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Find information with Explora Research on thousands of topics on a wide range of subjects such as: health, literature, technology, engineering, and world cultures and languages.

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Learn something new today! Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia has over 25,000 entries covering an array of topics this resource is for students and adults alike.

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Looking for a starting point for your research? This Gale Virtual Reference Library eBook collection, opens a new window will provide introductory information, while providing keywords and terms to conduct further research.

Explore gender identity, representation and gender interaction with other aspects of society in this Gale Virtual Reference Library eBook collection, opens a new window.

Hey teens! Explore this Gale Virtual Reference Library eBook collection, opens a new window of resources just for you—covering literature, poetry, drama, history, mental health, scholarships, and more.

Mental health reference materials for teens and adults can be found in this Gale Virtual Reference Library eBook collection, opens a new window.

Gale Virtual Reference Library, opens a new window is a collection of high quality digital reference books includes encyclopedias, histories, biographies and how-to books for all ages. Whether you're a student researching a school project or an entrepreneur looking to lay out a business plan, you've come to the right place!

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History Reference Center is the world's most extensive full-text history reference database, featuring more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers.

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Military Database, opens a new window covers topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering, and more. Includes scholarly journals. magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, trade and industry journals, and government publications.

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National Geographic Kids, opens a new window will take students on amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology and space. This resource includes magazines from 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos and images. These high-quality informational texts are available for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English Language Arts, social studies and science classrooms.

Want to go on a journey that's always enlightening, often surprising, and unfailingly fascinating? It all starts with National Geographic Virtual Library, opens a new window. Thanks to Gale's partnership with National Geographic, you have access to the complete archive of National Geographic magazine at your fingertips — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.

Scholastic GO! offers the most comprehensive source of nonfiction content targeted for grades 3 and up. Includes 8 encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science.

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Small Engine Repair Reference Center offers assistance in providing routine maintenance (tune-ups, brake service, etc.) as well as extensive repairs (engine and transmission disassembly). Search by product type, brand, model/engine type, specific area of model/engine type and model numbers.

The online edition of World Book, opens a new window contains every article in the 22-volume print version of the encyclopedia, plus thousands more that are only available online. Includes related articles from major newspapers and magazines, graphic and multimedia content, special reports and more.