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The Articles & Databases pages provide access to a collection of premium online information services, selected and provided by the San Diego Public Library.


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DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS & PHONEBOOKS

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Encyclopedia Britannica, Public Library Edition (Encyclopedia Britannica) Four complete encyclopedias: Encyclopedia Britannica, Compton's, Britannica Elementary, and Britannica Concise. Plus Collegiate Dictionary, Thesaurus, Dictionary of Quotations, timelines, atlas, and links to Web sites chosen by EB editors. (at Central Library only)

Encyclopedia Britannica - Kids (Encyclopedia Britannica) - Four complete encyclopedias: Encyclopedia Britannica, Compton's, Britannica Elementary, and Britannica Concise. Plus Collegiate Dictionary, Thesaurus, Dictionary of Quotations, timelines, atlas, and links to Web sites chosen by EB editors. (at Central Library only)

Gale Directory Library (Gale) Cross-searchable online directories. Includes Encylopedia of Associations (U.S.) and Gale Directory of Publications. New titles will be added periodically.   Details

Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale) Includes encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Titles are cross-searchable.  Details

Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford University Press) Authoritative guide to English language meaning, history, usage, and pronunciation. Details

ReferenceUSA (InfoUSA) U.S. business, residential, and healthcare telephone directories and more. Details

World Book Encyclopedia (World Book) Online equivalent to the print encyclopedia, including a general encyclopedia, a Spanish encyclopedia, a Kids version of the encyclopedia, and an Advanced version with additional content. Details

World Book Encyclopedia - Advanced (World Book) Advanced version, with over 1 million pages of primary source documents integrated with the encyclopedia content. Include timelines, citation builder, and saved research. Details

World Book Encyclopedia - Discover (World Book) "Discover" resource for students who read below level of their peers. Includes tools and content to bridge the achievement gap, with text-to-speech reading aloud. With a visual dictionary and sections on life skills such as buying a car, applying for a job, etc. Details

World Book Encyclopedia - Kids (World Book) Kids version, with simpler navigation, thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps, and dozens of activities tied to national curriculum standards. Details

World Book Encyclopedia - Spanish (World Book) Spanish online equivalent to the print encyclopedia World Book. Details



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