Subject Encyclopedias Online
The Hekman Library owns many subject encyclopedias and dictionaries in electronic form. Some of the more extensive ones, all published by Oxford University Press, are listed below with links to the full text content:
Notice that the word "dictionary" may sometimes be used for a resource that is encyclopedic in nature, as in the last example.
Another way to find subject encyclopedias or dictionaries online is to do a WebCat advanced search, limit your format to Electronic book, do a title search for the term "encyclopedia" or "dictionary" and last, enter your topic words. You will likely find many books in our netLibrary collection on everything from abbreviations to zoology.
Subject Encyclopedias 
