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General Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia Britannica (login link for Thrall users at home)
- Accessible to all current RCLS library cardholders.
World Book Encyclopedia
- Accessible to current Middletown Thrall Library cardholders. Articles, multimedia, photographs, maps, animations, special reports, and more


Special Topic Encyclopedias

A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia Medline Medical Encyclopedia
- From the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Artcyclopedia
- Featuring famous art and artists. Browse or search by artist name, title of work, or art movement.
Biography Resource Center
- Biographical information for over one million people throughout history
Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Astronomy, past and current space missions, and other space related topics
Encyclopedia Judaica
- Available to Thrall Library card holders
Encyclopedia Mythica
- Myths and legends
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
- Available to Thrall Library card holders
Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture
- Available to Thrall Library card holders
Encyclopedia of Religion
- Part of our Gale Virtual Reference Library collection on the web. For Thrall cardholders only.
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
- Available to Thrall Library card holders
Health and Wellness Resource Center
- Health information from encyclopedias, medical, nursing, and allied health fields journals, and consumer health publications.
MathWorld
- Everything mathematical
Nolo Legal Encyclopedia
- "Plain-english articles on legal topics"
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- All about philosophy and philosophers


Encyclopedias at Thrall - in Print

The library owns a number of excellent specialized encyclopedias in print. Please use the catalog or ask the refence staff to help you find them. These are a few examples:
The Dictionary of Art
Encyclopedia of American History
Encyclopedia of Psychology
Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
The McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
West's Encyclopedia of American Law



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