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Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Concordance to the Complete Poems and Plays of T.S. Eliot

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Critical Survey of Long Fiction

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Critical Survey of Poetry

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Critical Survey of Short Fiction

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Dante Encyclopedia

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Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers

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Encyclopedia of American Poetry

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Encyclopedia of Ancient Literature

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Writers and Their Work

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Encyclopedia of Feminist Literary Theory

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Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature

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Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Literature

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Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics

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Encyclopedia of Literary Romanticism

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Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature

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Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature

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Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature

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Hispanic Literature of the United States

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Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature

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Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

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Oxford Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature

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Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory

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Recommended Online Reference Databases

The following databases provide access to online encyclopedias covering multidisciplinary topics. Remember, these subject encyclopedias are great sources of background information on countless topics.

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Britannica Online (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
The academic online version of the famous Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Contemporary Authors (Gale Cengage Learning)
Provides comprehensive biographical and bibliographic information on a variety of modern authors and writers.
Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning)
A comprehensive collection of reference resources such as subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries, available in a single database.
Facts on File Online Databases (now Infobase Learning)
Offers a menu of all of the Facts on File (now Infobase Learning) reference and news databases, with options for searching simultaneously in several databases.
Oxford Art Online (Oxford University Press) (VALE)
Key reference for art; offers artist biographies as well as subject entries on artworks, genres, historical periods, and so on; includes Grove Art Online. The database also provides access to some 40,000 image links and 5,000 images contained within Grove Art Online.
NOTE: Permits only eight simultaneous users.
Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford University Press) (VALE)
Authoritative resource on the English language, with information describing the meaning, tracing the history, and clarifying the pronunciation of more than 500,000 words in English.
Oxford Music Online (Oxford University Press) (VALE)
Key reference for music; offers biographies of composers and performing artists as well as subject entries on works, genres, instruments, and so on; includes Grove Music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music.
NOTE: Permits only five simultaneous users.
SAGE Knowledge
Provides reference resources such as subject-focused dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials published by SAGE.

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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BBC Shakespeare Plays (Ambrose Video)
Thirty seven plays from the BBC television Shakespeare series from 1978 to 1985.
Digital Theatre+ (VALE)
Provides access to 600+ theatre productions, 800+ video resources, and teaching and learning guides for Theatre, English Language Arts, and Performing Arts. The database features contemporary theatre productions, musicals, poetry, operas, interviews, lectures, lesson plans, and behind-the-scenes documentaries.
Films on Demand (Infobase Learning)
Films on Demand provides access to "video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content." Click "Collections" to access videos in various subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Allied Health, Biology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice & Law, Drama & Theatre, Education, English, Gender & Sexuality, Guidance & Counseling, Health & Medicine, History, Psychology, and more. The platform also offers Archival Films & Newsreels.
Theatre in Video (Alexander Street Press)
A collection of some of the world's best-loved plays, performances, documentaries, and even rehearsals, all provided in full streaming video. Includes many world renown actors and directors.

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Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Concordance to the Complete Poems and Plays of T.S. Eliot

Critical Survey of Long Fiction

Critical Survey of Poetry

Critical Survey of Short Fiction

Dante Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers

Encyclopedia of American Poetry

Encyclopedia of Ancient Literature

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Writers and Their Work

Encyclopedia of Feminist Literary Theory

Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature

Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Literature

Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics

Encyclopedia of Literary Romanticism

Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature

Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature

Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature

Hispanic Literature of the United States

Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature

Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

Oxford Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature

Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory

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Recommended Multimedia Databases

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