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Subject Specific Databases

Britannica Online (http://www.uclibs.org/PID/12593) [Restricted] VPN
Licensed subscriber access to the full content of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Book of the Year, maps, and selected classic articles from earlier editions of the Encyclopedia. Also included is an Internet Directory of sites reviewed and rated by Britannica editors, and the online Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Access: http://www.uclibs.org/PID/12593 (http://www.uclibs.org/PID/12593) [Restricted] VPN
Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/)
Access to the Information Please Almanac, Infoplease Atlas, Dictionary and Thesaurus, and Columbia Encyclopedia.
Access: http://www.infoplease.com/ (http://www.infoplease.com/)
World Almanac [via FirstSearch/OCLC] (http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=worldalmanac) [Restricted] VPN
Includes the contents of: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, the World Almanac of the U.S.A.; the World Almanac of U.S. Politics; the World Almanac for Kids, and Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia.
Access: http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=worldalmanac (http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=worldalmanac) [Restricted] VPN