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ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS

• Britannica Online The most comprehensive encyclopedia available. To access at home, ask school librarian for the login and password.

• The Canadian Encyclopedia Full text of the authoritative encyclopedia about Canada and its people, in English and French.
  

• The Columbia Encyclopedia Sixth Edition Containing nearly 51,000 entries and with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references, the current Sixth Edition is among the most complete and up-to-date encyclopediæ ever produced.
  
  Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (Access Science)
  

• Encyclopaedia Judaica 2nd edition. Full text of the landmark Encyclopaedia extensively revised and expanded. Published by Thomson Gale, 2007
  [To access from home, ask your librarian for the password]
  

• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia a fact-filled reference resource, rich in multimedia content. Designed for the young researcher
  
  
• Information Please Almanac: all the knowledge you need.
  
  
• Social Science Encyclopedias- This includes:
  International Encyclopedia of Social Science
  Encyclopedia of Social Theory
  Encyclopedia of Sociology
  [To access from home, ask your librarian for the password]
• World Book Online