Encyclopedias
This page provides a list of online and selected print encyclopedias
in Ekstrom Library Reference Collection.
Subject- and field-specific encyclopedias may also be listed in the UofL Libraries'
Subject Guides. Check the guide for your area of study.
For assistance finding more encyclopedias in the library catalog, visit your
library's reference desk and ask a librarian.
General Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Americana
The Encyclopedia Americana includes 45,000 articles contributed
by over 6,500 specialists in their respective disciplines and cover
all academic fields and curriculum topics. (Grolier)
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1911 ed)
This "1911 Edition Encyclopedia" is based on the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, published in 1911. The print set was 29 volumes, over 44 million words and contained over 40,000 articles written by over 1,500 authors within their various fields of expertise. Many of the entries were written by the most famous people of the time. Andrew Lang wrote the article "Fairy" and Thomas Huxley, "Biology," for instance. This set was considered to represent the sum of human knowledge at the beginning of the 20th Century.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is based on the text of the Academic American Encyclopedia. Contains thousands of new and expanded articles, multimedia, extensive hyperlinking, bibliographies and links to other sources of information on the Web.
New Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ekstrom Library Ref. AE 5 .E363 2002
Recognized as the "most prestigious" and most scholarly general encyclopedia.
First published in 1768 it is the second oldest continuously published reference work in the English
Language. 32 volumes.
World Book Encyclopedia
Ekstrom Library Ref. AE 5 .W55 2002
This encyclopedia is designed to be a "Family" encyclopedia, meeting reference
needs of all ages, and has long been a standard in schools and libraries. Profusely
illustrated with maps, graphs, and photographs, the 23 volumes have great visual appeal.
Subject Encyclopedias
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience
Ekstrom Library Ref. DT 14 .A37345 2005
Beilstein / MDL CrossFire Commander
Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
Ekstrom Library Ref. BF 31 .E52 2001
Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Ekstrom Library Ref. QH 332 .E52 2003
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
Ekstrom Library Ref. HV 6017 .E52 2002
Encyclopedia of Education
Ekstrom Library Ref. LB 15 .E47 2002
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
Ekstrom Library Ref. BP 40 .E525 2004
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Ekstrom Library Ref. QH 302.5 .E54 2001
Encyclopedia of Louisville
Ekstrom Library Ref. F 459 .L85 E54 2000
Encyclopedia of Religion
Ekstrom Library Ref. BL 31 .E46 2005
Encyclopedia of the World's Nations
Ekstrom Library Ref. G 63 .K874 2002
Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Ekstrom Library Ref. GN 307 .E53 1991
Grove Dictionary of Art Online
Contains more than 40,000 articles on all aspects of art and culture, including information on people and places, surveys of art in all countries, maps, diagrams and links to images on the Internet.
Grove Music Online
The premier music encyclopedia covering all aspects of music knowledge in over 29,000 articles. Includes full-text searching. Includes New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and New Grove Dictionary of Opera.
International Encyclopedia of Business and Management
Ekstrom Library Ref. HF 1001 .I53 2002
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Ekstrom Library Ref. H 41 .I58 2001
Kentucky Encyclopedia
Over 2000 entries dealing with all aspects of Kentucky and Kentuckians. Full-text online version of the 1993 print edition.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online
Over 2000 articles on ethical, political, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, continental, and contemporary philosophy. (Routledge)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Designed from its inception (September 1995) as a dynamic reference work for philosophy--each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law
Ekstrom Library Ref. KF 154 .W47 2004
