Online Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
·
American Heritage
Dictionary of the English Language
This unabridged
dictionary from Houghton Mifflin, 2000, and Bartleby.com, 2000, contains over
350,000 entries. Search by entry word or full text.
This free short-entry encyclopedia does not have
as much content as the full Encyclopaedia Britannica
(it's based on the one-volume printed Merriam-Webster Collegiate Encylopedia), but it does offer a searchable and browsable collection of more than 25,000 entries on a
variety of topics. Plus, it's free!
·
Catholic Encyclopedia
The original
1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia [Ref. BX 841 .C25] is being
transcribed into electronic form by volunteers.
·
The Columbia
Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition
This is an online version of the current (year 2000)
edition of the Columbia Encyclopedia, a one volume, short-entry encyclopedia
with over 50,000 entries.
·
Dictionary.com
http://www.dictionary.com/
Consists of a search engine and a directory with additional choices such as a
word-of-the-day, daily crossword and word search puzzles, and writing
resources. Definitions for words are drawn from many Internet sources
such as Free Online Dictionary of Computing, American Heritage
Dictionary, 4th edition, made available by Bartleby.com,
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, and WordNet from
·
Encyberpedia
An annotated listing of subject-oriented encyclopedias available on the Web.
·
Encyclopedia
Smithsonian
"The Smithsonian Institution receives a great many public inquiries
covering a wide range of topics. Therefore, the following responses have been
compiled to answer frequently asked questions or to provide guidance in finding
the requested information. New information will be added continually."
Topics covered: Armed Forces History, Anthropology, Mineral Sciences, Musical
History, Physical Sciences, Services, Textiles Conservation, Transportation
History, and Vertebrate Zoology.
"Based on The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia,
Encyclopedia.com provides current information available in all major fields of
knowledge -- from politics, law, art, and history to sports, literature,
geography, science, and medicine. More than 17,000 articles provide free, quick
and useful information on almost any topic. Through extensive
cross-referencing, users have the option of expanding their research through
direct links to other articles within the Encyclopedia.com site and to other
related web sites." Note: the articles are rather short, and although the
basic articles are free, they contain links to materials from HighBeam Research,
for which a fee is charged for access.
·
The Free
Dictionary
This
website provides access to English, Medical, Legal, and Computer Dictionaries,
a Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine
all in one.
·
Infoplease: All the
Knowledge You Need
Online version of the popular annual Time Almanac. You can browse by topic or
search. All-in-one encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and
biography reference! Includes the Random
·
LoveToKnow 1911
Edition Encyclopedia
This free online encyclopedia is based on the eleventh edition of the
Encyclopedia Britannica. Each entry, written by an expert in the field,
contains a detailed article and bibliography. Users can look for articles
alphabetically or search the site.
·
Medical
Dictionary
The dictionary available on the MEDLINEplus Health Information site is the Merriam-Webster
Medical Dictionary.
·
Microsoft
Encarta Concise Encyclopedia
"A free concise encyclopedia that contains
16,000 articles and more than 2,200 photos, illustrations, maps, charts, and
tables." (Paying subscribers can access the more complete MSN Learning
& Research Plus with Encarta, for which a free trial is also available.)
·
Roget’s II: The
New Thesaurus, 3rd ed.
From Bartleby.com this is Houghton Mifflin's 1996 thesaurus and Bartleby.com's 2000 thesaurus. This electronic version contains 35,000 synonyms
in addition to short definitions. Search for a word or browse the
alphabetical arrangement.
Back to Saint
Louis Priory School Library Web Page