Encyclopedias

Columbia Encyclopedia Sixth Edition (http://www.bartleby.com/65/). Over 57,000 entries, subject matter and biographical browse indexes, part of the Bartleby.Com reference portal (see description in the reference portal category). Origin: C. Type: D. Audience: A.

Fact Monster (http://www.factmonster.com) A kid-friendly encyclopedia and dictionary search from Information Please! and Pearson Education, Fact Monster serves as a front end to the Columbia Encyclopedia, the Information Please dictionary based on Random House Webster’s unabridged Dictionary, the Information Please Atlas, and the TIME for Kids Almanac. Includes special sections, games and features of interest to children and young adults. Advanced students may prefer to use the Information Please Online service, listed here under Almanacs. Origin: C. Type: D. Audience: K,Y

Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org) The encyclopedia librarians love to hate. The fact that anyone can edit it has been controversial, but the few studies that have been done show its accuracy is on a par with other sources considered authoritative. Especially good for pop culture, technology and other things that move too quickly for traditional sources to keep current. Origin: N Type: D Audience: A

Legend

C-Commercial. G-Government. N-Nonprofit.
P-Portal. L-Link. D-Destination.
A-All. K-Kids. Y-Young Adults. T-Teachers

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