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Encyclopedias and Almanacs

Columbia Encyclopedia
Full-text searchable version of an encyclopedia containing thousands of article entries, bibliographic citations, and cross-reference entries.

E-Encylopedia
Google and Dorling Kindersley team up to provide a Web-friendly encyclopedia for all ages. Browse by topic or search by keyword.

Encarta
Search 4,500 full-text articles on topics from aardvark to Zambia.

Encyclopedia Britannica
Search the full-text of the encyclopedia with many Web-enhanced articles (audio and video files).

Encyclopedia.com
The Internet's premiere free encyclopedia, provides users with more than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Helps answer frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian with links to resources on subjects from Art to Zoology.

Information Please Almanac
Combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several up-to-the minute almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records, Infoplease places the resources of an entire reference information center at your fingertips.

Old Farmer's Almanac
Your online source for locating sunrise tables, weather information, and almost anything related to gardening or planting.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The English edition started in January 2001; see how many articles there are today. Learn how to edit pages, experiment in the sandbox, and visit the Community Portal to find out how you can edit any article right now.