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Anthropology

Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology GN307.E52 1996
Encyclopedia of World Cultures GN307.E53 1991
Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes E77.G15 1998
Gale Encyclopedia of MulticulturalAmerica E184.A1G14. 1995
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life GN333.W67 1998

Archaeology

Encyclopedia of Archaeology CC110.E54 1999
Companion Encyclopedia of Archaeology CC70.C59 1999
New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land DS111.A2.N488 1993

Art

Dictionary of Art N31.D5 1996..... also available on-line via E-Resource List (A - Z)
Encyclopedia of World Art (1966) N31.E4833
International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture NA40.I45 1993
Timurid Architecture of Iran and Turan NA5991.G6 1988
Sculpture NB60.S3813 1996

Business

Affirmative Action : An Encyclopedia HF5549.5.A34A426 2004
Encyclopedia of Small Business HD62.7.H553 1998
Encyclopedia of Business HF1001.E466 2000
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance HF1001.E467 2001
Encyclopedia of Finance HG151.E625 2006
Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising HF5803.A38 2003
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (1999) HD1375.H349
Encyclopedia of American Women in Business HD6054.4.U6 K753 2004

Careers

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance HF5381.E52 2005

Drama

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World drama PN1625.W3
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre PN2035.W67 1994
Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre ML102.M88G3 1994
New Grove Dictionary of Opera ML102.O6N5 1992
International dictionary of Films & Filmmakers PN1997.8I58 1997
British Film Institute Film Classics PN1995.B735 2003
Encyclopedia of Filmmakers PN1998.2T53 2002
Film Classics PN1995.B735 2003
Encyclopedia of Televison PN1992.I8M874 1997
Encyclopedia of American Radio PN1991.3u6L32 2000

Education

Encyclopedia of Education LB15.E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Educational Research L901.E57 1992
Philosophy of Education : An Encyclopedia LB17.P485 1996
Encyclopedia of American Education LB17.U54 1996
Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia LC1569.W66 2002

Environment & Wildlife

Earth Science QE28.E12 2001
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences QE5.E5137 1999
Encyclopedia of Environment GE10.e57
Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues GE10.E52 2000
Pollution A-Z TD173.P65 2003
Beachan’s Guide to Environmental Issues and Sources GE115.B43 1993
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology QH540.4.E52 1995
Natural Resources HC103.7.N278 1998
Natural Disasters GB5014.N373 2001
Encyclopedia of Climate & Weather QC854.E523 1996
Encyclopedia of Deserts GB611.E65 1999
Encyclopedia of Rainforests QH86.J85 2002
Encyclopedia of Microbiology Q89.E53 1992
Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History SD143.E53 1983
Hough’s Encyclopaedia of American Woods SD536.H832
Silva of North America (1890) QK481.S275
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees QK475.M67 2002
Encyclopedia of Horticulture SB317.58
Hillier Gardener's Guide to Trees & Shrubs SB435.H54 1997
Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers SB403.2.A438 2002
Encyclopedia of Insects QL462.3.E455 2003
Encyclopedia of Fishes QL614.7.E56 1998
Environmental Encyclopedia GE10.E58 2003
Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds QL672.2 .F53 2003
Grzimer's Encyclopedia of Mammels QL701.G7913 1990
Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals QL715.555 1999
Beacham’s Guide to International Endangered Species QL82.B435 1998

Geography

Companion Encyclopedia of Geography G116.C645 2007
Encyclopedia of World Geography G63.E556 2005
World Geographical Encyclopedia G63.E5213 1995
Columbia Gazetteer of the World G103.L7 1998

Health & Medicine

Magill’s Medical Guide RC41.M34 1998

Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine R733.G34 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders RB155.5.G35 2002

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine RC41.G35 1999

Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders RC437.G35 2003
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health RT21.G353 2002

EncyclopedIa of Alzheimer's Disease RC523.M665 2003
EncyclopedIa of Autoimmune Diseases RC600.C37 2003

Encyclopedia of Bioethics QH332.E52 1995

Encyclopedia of Cancer RC262.E558 1996
Encyclopedia of Children's Health and Wellness RJ45.T9465 2004

Encyclopedia of Disability and Rehabilitation HV1568.E53 1995

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior HV5804.E53 2001

Encyclopedia of Gerontology RC952.5.E58 2007

Encyclopedia of International Sports Science RC1206.E53 2006
Encyclopedia of Men's Health RA777.8.R68 2005
Encyclopedia of Mental Health RA790.E53 1998

EncyclopedIa of Obesity and Eating Disorders RC552.E18C37 2000
EncyclopedIa of Phobias, Fears & Anxieties RC535.D63 2000
Encyclopedia of Sport Science (includes sports injuries) GV558.E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues RA778.G39 2002
Encyclopedia of Women's Health RA778.E5825 2004

Sex & Sexuality HW21.S4716 2006

HDFS

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development HQ767.9.C352 2005
Contemporary Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia HQ796. C8154 2006
International Encyclopedia of Adolescence HQ796.I58 2007

Encyclopedia of Psychology (Corsini) BF31.E52 1994

Encyclopedia of Psychology (Kazdin) BF31.E523 2000

Handbook of Child Psychology BF721.H2422 1998

Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescence & the Media HQ784.M3E53 2007
Handbook of Psychology BF121.H1955 2003

Encyclopedia of Human Behavior BF31.E5 1994
Encyclopedia of Human Development HM626.E53 2006

Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence BF431.E59 1994

Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology BF1407.E52 1996

Encyclopedia of Social Issues HN57.E59 1997

Encyclopedia of Social Work HV35.S6 1995
International Encyclopedia of Sexuality HQ21.I65 1998
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society HQ767.84.E53 2004Handbook of Child Psychology BF721.H242 2006

A History of Women in the United States HQ1410.H58 2004
Lesbian Histories and Culture HQ75.5.L4395 2000
Gay Histories and Cultures HQ75.13.G37 2000

Encyclopedia of Family Life HQ534.E53 1999

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family HQ9.E52 2003
Infancy in America HQ774.I528 2001
Girlhood in America HQ777.G5745 2001
Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence HQ772.G27 1998

Encyclopedia of American Crime HV6789.S54 2001

Violence in America HN90.V5V5474 1999

History

AMERICAN

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution KF4548.E53 2000

The Constitution and its Amendments KF4557.C66 1999

Encyclopedia of the United States Congress JK1067.E63 1995

Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System JF501.E53 1994

Encyclopedia of the American Presidency JK511.E53 1994
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War E468.E53 2000
Encyclopedia fo the Vietnam War DS557.7.E53 1996
Encyclopedia of the Persian Gulf War UF500.G8 1995

Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century E169.1.E626 2001

Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century E740.7.E53 1996
Encyclopedia fo American Social History HN57.E58 1993

Encyclopedia of Rural America E169.12.E5 1997

Encyclopedia of Urban America HT123.E5 1998
Civil Rights in the United States E184.A1C47 2000
Human Rights in the United States KF4745.5.C37 2000
Working Americans 1880-1999 HD8066.D47 2000
Amercan Decades 1900-1999 E169.12.A419 1994

Encyclopedia of Propaganda HM263.E53 1998

Encyclopedia of Modern American Extremists and Extremist Groups HN90.R3A75 2002

Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History E169.1.E624 2001
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture E169.1S764 2000

AMERICAN - MULTICULTURALISM & CULTURAL GROUPS

Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism E184.A1E58 1993
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America E184.A1G14 1995
Encyclopedia of Urban Culture HT108.5.E53 2002

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups (1980) E184.A1H135
Native American Tribes E77.G15 1998
Native America in the 20th Century E76.2.N36 1994

Encyclopedia of Irish in America E184.I6E53 1999
Encyclopedia of African-American Politics E185.S58I55 2003

Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African & African American Experience DT14.A37435 2005

African American Encyclopedia E185.A253 2001

Reference Library of Black America E185.P56 1990
Encyclopedia of Asian-American History E184.O6.A89 2002
Asian American Encyclopedia E184.06A827 1995

Japanese American History E184.J3J3355 1993

Jewish-American History E184.J5J48 1992
Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the U.S. E184.S75H365 1993

A History of Women in the United States HQ1410.H58 2004
Lesbian Histories and Culture HQ75.5.L4395 2000
Gay Histories and Cultures HQ75.13.G37 2000

INTERNATIONAL

China Today: An Encyclopedia of Life DS777.6.C458 2005

Encyclopedia of the Renaissance CB361.E53 1999
Encyclopedia of Government and Politics JA61.C66 1992
World Encyclopedia of Political Systems & Parties JF2011.W67 1999

Encyclopedia of Democracy JC423.E53 1995

Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery HT861.H57 1997

Human Rights Encyclopedia JC571.L523 2001
Encyclopedia of Genocide HV6322.7E53 1999

Encyclopedia of European Social History HN373.E63 2001

Oxford Companion to World War II D740.093 1995
Encyclopedia of Conflicts since WW II D84.E53 1999
Encyclopedia of the Cold War D843.A668 1994

Encyclopedia of the Developing World HC59.7.E52 2006
Encyclopedia of the Persian Gulf War UF500.G8 1995
Encyclopedia of Terrorism HV6431.K883 2003
Encyclopedia of the United Nations KZ4968.M66 2002
Encyclopedia of French Culture DC33.7.E53 1998
Encyclopedia of German Culture DD290.26.E53 1999
Encyclopedia of Spanish Culture DP233.5E63 1999
Blackwell Companion to Modern Irish Culture DA925.B47 1999
Cambridge Encyclopedia of China DS705.C35
Cambridge Encyclopedia of India DS334.C36 1989
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia DK14.C35 1994
An illustrated Encyclopedia of Japan DS805.J262 1993

Blackwell Companion to Jewish Cultures DS102.8.B461989
Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel DS149.E597
Oxford Encyclopedia of Modern Islamic World DS35.53.095 1995

Journalism

History of the Mass Media in the United States P92.U5H54 1998

Encyclopedia of Television PN1992.I8M874 1997
Encyclopedia of Televison PN1992.I8M874 1997
Encyclopedia of American Radio PN1991.3u6L32 2000

Law

West’s Encyclopedia of American Law KF154.W47 1998
Encyclopedia of Everyday Law KF387.G27 2003

Encyclopedia of American Crime HV6789.S54 2001
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice HV6017.E52 2002
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment HV6017.E524 2002

Guns in American Society HV7436.G8783 2002
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior HV5804.E53 2001
Encyclopedia of Terrorism HV6431.K883 2003

Literature

Literary Movements for students PN597.L58 2002Dictionary of Literary Biography PS221.D5 ..... also available on-line via E-Resource List (A - Z)

Medieval Folklore GR35.M43 2000

Encyclopedia of World Literature of the 20th Century PN771.E5 1999

Encyclopedia of the Novel PN41.E53 1998
Critical survey of Poetry PN1021.C7 2003
Encyclopedia of American Poetry PS316.E63 1999

Cambridge History of Irish Literature PB1306.C36 2006
Shakespeare for Students PR2987.S47 1992
Shakespeare A to Z PR2892.B69 1990
Literary Movements for Students PN597.L58 2002

Harlem Renaissance PS153.N5H243 2003

Music

New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians ML100.N48 ..... also aviable on-line via E-Resource List (A - Z)

New Grove Dictionary of American Music ML101.U6N48 1986
Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz 1900-1950 ML102.P66K55

New Grove Dictionary of Jazz ML102.J3N48 1988
New Grove Dictionary of Opera ML102.O6N5 1992

Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre ML102.M88G3 1994

Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music ML102.P66G84 1998

Psychology

Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescence & the Media HQ784.M3E53 2007
Encyclopedia of Psychology (Corsini) BF31.E52 1994

Encyclopedia of Psychology (Kazdin) BF31.E523 2000

Companion Encyclopediia of Psychology BF121.C65 1994
Handbook of Child Psychology BF721.H242 2006

Handbook of Psychology BF121.H1955 2003

International Encyclopedia of Adolescence HQ796.I58 2007
Encyclopedia of Human Behavior BF31.E5 1994
Encyclopedia of Human Emotions BF531.E55 1999

Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence BF431.E59 1994

Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory BF318.E53 1992

Religion, Ethics & Philosophy

Encyclopedia of Aesthetics BH56.E53 1998
Encyclopedia of Philosophy B41.E5

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics BJ63.A66 1998

Encyclopedia of Ethics (Baker) BJ63.E45 1992

Encyclopedia of Ethics (Duval) BJ63.E46 1999
Encyclopedia of Values and Ethics BJ63.H47 1996

Encyclopedia of Ethics in Science and Technology Q175.35.B37 2002

Encyclopaedia of Religion & Ethics (1925-1932) BL31.E43

Encyclopedia of American Religious Experience BL2525.E53 1988

Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion BL65.P7E53 1998

Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals BL31.E47 2004

Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom BV741.E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Native American Religions E98.R3 H73 1992

Encyclopedia of Fundamentalism BL238.E63 2001

Encyclopedia of Science and Religion BL240.3.E43 2003

Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology BF1407.E52 1996
Encyclopedia of the Paranomal BF1025.E54 1996
Encyclopedia of Supersitions BF1775.R3 1996b

Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America BL458.E52 2006Myths and Legends of the World BL311.M97 2000

Sports

Encyclopedia of International Sports Studies RC1206.E53 2006
Encyclopedia of World Sport GV567.E56 1996

Encyclopedia of Women and Sports GV709.S44 1996

Encyclopedia of Sports Science GV558.E531997

Science & Technology

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Q121.M3 1997

Encyclopedia of Ethics in Science and Technology Q175.35.B37 2002

History of Magic and Experimental Science Q125.T52 1964
Chemical Formalary TP151.C53

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry QD4.M33 1997
Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology TP9.K54 1999

Encyclopedia of Physics QC5.E52

Encyclopedia of Physics QC5.R596 2004

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics QA5.I8313 1987
Encyclopedia of Computer Science QA76.15.C48 2000
Encyclopedia of Computer Science QA76.15.W67 2002

Desktop Encyclopedia of the Internet TK5105.5.M85696 1999
Magill Survey: Space Exploration Series TL790.M24
Chronological Encyclopedia of Discoveries in Space QB500.262.Z56 2000

Sociology

Encyclopedia of African American Society E185.E546 2005

Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History E169.1.E624 2001

Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescence & the Media HQ784.M3E53 2007
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture E169.1S764 2000

Encyclopedia of Sociology HM17.E5 1992

Encyclopedia of Rural America E169.1.E626 2001

Encyclopedia of Urban America HT123.E51998
Encyclopedia of Food & Culture GT2850.E53 2003

Encyclopedia of Social Work HV35.S6 1995

International Encyclopedia of Sexuality HQ21.I65 1998

Human Rights Encyclopedia JC571.L523 2001

Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes E77.G15 1998

Asian American Encyclopedia E184.O6A827 1995

African American Encyclopedia E185.A253 2001

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World DS35.53O95 1995

Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women HQ1115.R69 2000

Sex & Sexuality HW21.S4716 2006
Working Americans 1880-1999 HD8066.D47 2000

Women's Studies

Encyclopedia of American Women in Business      HD6054.4.U6 K753 2004
Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues RA778.G39 2002
Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America   BL458.E52 2006
Great American Women of the 19th Century: A Biographical Encyclopedia   CT3260.A4725 2005
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women HQ1115.R69 2000
A History of Women in the United States HQ1410.H58 2004
Lesbian Histories and Culture HQ75.5.L4395 2000
Encyclopedia of Women and Sports GV709.S44 1996
Sex & Sexuality   HW21.S4716 2006
Women Writers of Great Britain and Europe PN471.W565 1997
Women in Music in America Since 1900 ML82.W625 2002
Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia LC1569.W66 2002

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