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Databases and Websites by Subject: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

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Available on any computer with a library card, you will need an NC LIVE password to access some of these databases remotely. Please call 452-5169 for more information.

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	Britannica Online Academic Edition via Britannica General interest encyclopedia
	Britannica Online Kids Edition via Britannica General Interest Encyclopedia for Kids
	Britannica Online Public Library Edition via Britannica General Interest Encyclopedia
	Britannica Online School Edition via Britannica General reference encyclopedia students and teachers
	Enciclopedia Universal en Español via Britannica General interest encyclopedia in Spanish
	Encyclopedia of Animals via EBSCOhost Articles and images on the nature and habitat of animals
	Reference - Bartleby.com
	Dictionary Online dictionary
	Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia via EBSCOhost General interest encyclopedia
	Gale Virtual Reference Library via Gale Searchable collection of E-Book reference titles
	North Carolina Encyclopedia Facts about North Carolina
	OneLook Reverse Dictionary OneLook's reverse dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept.
	Online Thesaurus
	Wikipedia Internet Encyclopedia
	World Data Analyst via Britannica Statistical portraits and tools for making comparative charts and tables of countries.