Subject Encyclopedias

Besides general encyclopedias, which cover all fields of study, we have literally hundreds, if not thousands, of encyclpedias that focus on a particular topic or field of study. Reference Universe (below) is probably the easiest way to find which subject encyclopedias have articles on the topic you're looking for.

Reference Universe

Reference Universe is a database which lists the title of all of the articles in thousands of subject encyclopedias. In other words, if you are looking for an encyclopedia article, enter the topic in the search box below and Reference Universe will tell you what subject encyclopedias have entries for that topic. In the results list, clicking on the icon will show you the call number and location of the encyclopedia in our collection.

[The search box below currently works only for on-campus users; for off-campus connections, follow this link.]

Subject Encyclopedias in InfoTree

The links below point to sections of InfoTree which highlight selected encyclopedias for various academic discipliness.

Using ALICE to Find Subject Encyclopedias

You can find many more subject encyclopedias in ALICE by doing a Keyword search following this pattern:

encyclopedias AND [your topic]

For example, if you follow the link encyclopedias AND genetics, you will find more than 20 titles in ALICE.

Go to ALICE Keyword search page now.