Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Note to off-campus users*

Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

    Columbia Encyclopedia - Containing nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half million words on a vast range of topics), and with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references, the current Sixth Edition is among the most complete and up-to-date encyclopedia ever produced.
    Credo Reference (Formerly XReferPlus) Encyclopedias* Digital reference library of encyclopedias.
    Encyclopedia Britannica Online* - A comprehensive reference which includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate dictionary and the Britannica yearbook. EB online can be used to search an Internet directory with more than 130,000 links to web sites selected, rated and reviewed.
    Salem Press History* Includes the following series: The Fifties in America, The Sixties in America, The Seventies in America, The Eighties in America, and The Nineties in America. Available online through December 31, 2011.


* Due to licensing agreements, only authorized access to College indexes is available. You are "authorized" if you are on a Community College of Philadelphia campus, or through MyCCP if you are a current student, faculty or staff member. [Remote access instructions for MyCCP users is here.]


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Last Modified 20 April 2009