Research Guides
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries: Home
For information on countries or cities including current national profiles and statistical data see Country & City Info.
Encyclopedias: Major Collections
Encyclopedias: Other Collections
Encyclopedias: Biographical
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
- World Biographical Information System Online This link opens in a new window
Dictionaries: English
Dictionaries: Bilingual & Non-English
For additional language dictionaries check the research guides for various area studies and languages such as Scandinavian Studies, Russian Language & Literature, and China Studies.
Finding Additional Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
To find additional encyclopedias and dictionaries, both print and online, use UW Libraries Search.
Search Examples
- Search for your broad topic and add the term encyclopedias. For example:
- global warming encyclopedias
- vietnam war encyclopedias
- shakespeare encyclopedias
- For language dictionaries, search for the language and add the term dictionaries. For example:
- navajo language dictionaries
- american sign language dictionaries
- ladino language dictionaries english (for a Ladino to English dictionary)
Other options for identifying encyclopedias and dictionaries:
- Check the research guides for a specific subject. Many of the research guides have a section listing subject specific encyclopedias and other background sources. For example, the Philosophy Research Guide includes an Encyclopedias & Dictionaries section.
- Ask us! Librarians can suggest useful encyclopedias.