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General Encyclopedias

	Electronic
	Encyclopedia Britannica Online  - Complete encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Britannica Book of the Year. World Book Online   - Contains more than 25,000 articles, more than 10,000 pictures & maps, more than10,000 video & sound clips, linked articles to periodicals, & 140,000 editor-approved web sites.

	Paper
	Encyclopedia Americana  -  (Ref AE 5.E333)

Subject Encyclopedias

Paper

Dinosaurs, the Encyclopedia  - *by Glut, Donald F. (Ref. QE862 .D5 G652 1997) Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science  -  (Ref GB601 .E535 2004) Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes   - by David Ritchie and Alexander E. Gates. (Ref QE521.R58 2001) Encyclopedia of Minerals  - * (Ref. QE 355 .R6 1990) Encyclopedia of Paleontology  -  (Ref. QE703.S465 1999) Encyclopedia of Volcanoes  -  (Ref QE522.E53 2000) Gale Encyclopedia of Science   - * (Ref Q121.G35) Macmillan Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences   - * (Ref QE5.E5137 1996) McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology   - * (Ref Q121.M3) Sciences of the Earth: an Encyclopedia of Events, People, and Phenomena  -  (Ref QE11.S38 1998) Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures   -  (Ref QE841.M225 1999)

Dictionaries

	Paper
	Facts on File Dictionary of Earth Science   -  (Ref QE5.F318 2000) McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy.  -  (Ref QE5 .M3654 2003)

Directories, Handbooks, Manuals

	Paper
	Magill's Survey of Science: Earth Science Series  - * (QE 28 .M33 1990 -- 2nd Floor) Volcanoes of the World : a regional directory, gazetteer, and chronology   -  (Ref QE 522.S58-1994)

Biographies

Electronic

Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Gale)  -  Quickly determine where to find biographical material on people from all time periods, geographic locations, and fields of endeavor. Biography and Genealogy Master Index indexes current, easily accessible references sources, as well as important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. The total number of biographical sketches indexed now exceeds 17 million citations and points to more than 2000 publications, covering over 5 million people. Biography and Genealogy Master Index contains names, birth/ death years, and bibliographic references to books containing material on that person and an indication of which books or articles include a portrait.

Bibliographies and Indexes

	Electronic
	Books in Print (Bowker)  - Authoritative directory of books, audios and videos in print. With reviews.

	Paper
	Guide to Reference Books   -  (Ref Z1035.1.G89-1996)