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
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Portal for e-books
Comprises approx. 100 reference works from Gale Cengage Learning. The titles cover more than 15 different subject areas such as the humanities, social sciences, engineering / technology and the natural sciences. Coverage varies from single volumes up to titles with 10 or more volumes.
SAGE e-Reference
Portal for e-books
Comprises approx. 180 reference works from SAGE publications, the majority in social science with the main area of emphasis in psychology, sociology, political science, education, media and criminology. There are also a number of titles on evaluation and research methods.
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
- The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods Vol.1
- The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods Vol.2
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of Economics and Society
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
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Technology
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of Online Education
- The SAGE Handbook of E-Learning Research
- Third International Handbook of Mathematics Education
Health & Medicine
- Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society
- Encyclopedia of Disability
- Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behaviour
- 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
- The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research in Psychology
History
- Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
- Encyclopedia of empire
- 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
- Women in American History
Media & Information Technology
- 21st Century Communication
- Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
- Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology
- Encyclopedia of Journalism
- Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management
- International Encyclopedia of digital Communication and society
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intercultural Competence
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Internet, 3v
- The SAGE Handbook of Consumer Culture
- SAGE Handbook of Popular Music
- Wiley Encyclopedia of Telecommunications
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
Religion & Philosophy
- Brill Dictionary of Religion
- Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism
- Encyclopaedia of the Quran
- Encyclopaedia of Islam
- Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Encyclopedia of Religion
- Medieval Folklore : An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs
- New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
- Quránic Studies Online
- Vocabulary for the Study of Religion
- World Religions Reference Library
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 Behaviour Modification and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Encyclopedia of Counselling
- Encyclopedia of Human Development
- Encyclopedia of Human Relationships
- Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
- Encyclopedia of Sociology
- International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender