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Columbia Encyclopedia Containing nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half million words on a vast range of topics), and with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references, the current Sixth Edition is among the most complete and up-to-date encyclopedić ever produced.  

Compton's Encyclopedia Online

This free encyclopedia contains over 40,000 articles, more than 16,000 pictures, flags, maps, and charts, as well as tables and sound files. Use the keyword search or browse alphabetically.

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Concise Encarta Encylopedia

This encyclopedia includes 16,000 abridged reference articles and an atlas. You can enter a search term or browse by category.

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Electric Library presents Encyclopedia.com More than 14,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition. Cross references are "clickable," and will take you to the related entry.
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World Almanac through FirstSearch The well known almanac presented by the National Institute for Community Innovations Virtual Library 
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World Book Encyclopedia
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The well known encyclopedia presented by the National Institute for Community Innovations Virtual Library 
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