Encyclopedias and dictionaries
The library has access to a large number of encyclopedias and dictionaries. They give a quick subject overview and suggest words you can use in future searches.
Reference literature at the University Library
We have bibliographies, dictionaries and encyclopedias in both printed and electronic formats. In addition we have general encyclopedias and dictionaries as well as handbooks in most subject areas.
Go to your "Subject guide" for a selection of electronic reference works in your field.
Encyclopedias online - a selection by subject
Encyclopedias online - a topic selection
Business & Management
- 21st Century Management
- Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society
- Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World
- Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government and Mobile Commerce
- Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Encyclopedia of Leadership
- Encyclopedia of Production and Manufacturing Management
- Encyclopedia of Small Business
- European Marketing Data and Statistics 2013
- International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies
- International Marketing Data and Statistics 2013
Education
- 21st Century Education
- Encyclopedia of Distance Learning
- Encyclopedia of Education
- Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration
- Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology
- Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education
- International Handbook of Educational Policy
- Third International Handbook of Mathematics Education
Health & Medicine
- Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society
- Encyclopedia of Disability
- Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior
- Encyclopedia of Global Health
- Encyclopedia of Public Health
- The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
- The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
- International Encyclopedia of Public Health
- Routledge International Handbook of Qualitative Nursing Research
History
- Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
- Encyclopedia of Russian History
- Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450
- Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
- Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire
- Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction
Media & Information Technology
Politics
- Countries and Their Cultures
- Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
- Encyclopedia of Community
- Encyclopedia of Digital Government
- Encyclopedia of Political Communication
- Encyclopedia of Political Theory
- Encyclopedia of Politics
- Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
- Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society
- Encyclopedia of World Poverty
- International Encyclopedia of Political Science
- International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
- Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World
- Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources
Science & Technology
- Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
- Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
- Concise Encyclopedia of Statistics
- Encyclopedia of Algorithms
- Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security
- Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics
- Encyclopedia of Multimedia
- Encyclopedia of Time
- The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
- Handbook of Dynamical Systems
- Science of Everyday Things
Social Sciences
- Encyclopedia of Aging
- Encyclopedia of Anthropology
- Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Encyclopedia of Counseling
- Encyclopedia of Human Development
- Encyclopedia of Human Relationships
- Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
- Encyclopedia of Sociology
- International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences