Reference Databases by Subject

An online encyclopedia of science & technology including articles, dictionary terms, biographies and hundreds of research updates.

Covers major biomes and their component ecosystems. Includes information about climate, elevation, soil, water bodies, vegetation, animal life, food web, and human effects on the biome.

This popular encyclopedia for BC contains more than 4,000 articles on BC places and things and hundreds of historic and colour photographs, handy statistics, maps, tables, charts and diagrams and added sound and video clips.

Includes information on more than 1,600 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Search the publication or browse via the eTable of Contents.

A survey of European history from the onset of the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War. Covers the period's most significant personalities and meaningful developments in the arts, religion, politics, exploration, and warfare.

Covers the beginning of World War I in 1914 to the present, with a focus on the period's scientific, social and cultural history as well as the political, military and economic developments.

An authoritative synopsis of the world of photography, featuring the history and historical processes of photography, contemporary applications, and the new and evolving digital technologies.

This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedia entries covering a broad variety of subject areas.

Search the Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe 1789-1914, the Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe since 1914, and Philip's Atlas of World History.

Search both the Encyclopedia of Medicine and the Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine.

World Book Advanced is tailored for the needs of students in grade 8 and up.

L'Encyclopédie Découverte is written at a reading level appropriate for younger users who are native speakers and readers of French, as well as older students and adults for whom French is a second language.

A premier online reference source containing the entire contents of the World Book Encyclopedia.

A thorough, objective resource covering the history, traditions and worldviews of dominant and less prominent religions and their sects and offshoots. Search the publication or browse via the eTable of Contents.