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	Credo Reference (Credo Reference) Search over 400 reference titles using Credo.
	Gale Virtual Reference Library Full-text information from about 30 encyclopedias on bioethics, health, psychology, science, and more. Campus/Remote
	Sage eReference Search over 60 full-text encyclopedias. A good source for social science and health topics. Campus/Remote AE5.S244
	Guide to Reference (ALA) A selective guide of reference sources, organized by academic discipline... Campus/Remote
	Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection (Oxford University Press) Full-text information from over 200 encyclopedias and dictionaries covering all subjects. Campus/Remote
	Blackwell Reference Online Collection (Blackwell) Full-text information from over 300 encyclopedias and other reference books. Campus/Remote
	Facts.com Reference Suite (Facts On File News Services) Facts and full-text overviews of historic events and issues since 1940. Campus/Remote
	OED Online (Oxford English Dictionary) (Oxford University Press) The premier dictionary of the English language.� Definitions, word origins, and quotations. Campus/Remote
	World Almanacs (OCLC) Quick facts from several almanacs. Campus/Remote
	AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online (McGraw-Hill) Encyclopedia articles and definitions. Campus/Remote
	LEO Library Catalog (JMU) To find specialized encyclopedias on a subject area, do a Word search as follows: encyclopedia* and religion For online encyclopedias:�Limit to Location - Internet For print encyclopedias: most�are located in the Reference Collection Internet

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