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Accessible from home Acronyms, Initialisms and Abbreviations Dictionary  
Find the full name of a group by its initials and look up the correct abbreviation for a word.

Canadian Encyclopedia

Click On: Fast Answers on the Internet
Ready reference information at your fingertips: telephone directories, weather forecasts, dictionaries, calculators, and much more.

Encyclopedia Astronautica
Covers all aspects of space travel.

Encyclopedia Mythica
Extensive coverage of mythology and folklore worldwide.

Encyclopedia of Chicago
This free new resource offers a wealth of information on Chicago's past. It is the electronic version of the highly acclaimed book and is sponsored by the Chicago Historical Society, the Newberry Library, and Northwestern University.

Encyclopedia of Earth
Access to information on important environmental issues contributed by subject specialists.

Accessible from home Encyclopedia.com
Free online encyclopedia with information from 100 encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses. Find facts, definitions, and biographies on many topics.

Accessible from home Gale Virtual Reference Library
One search locates information in more than 300 full-text reference books.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Wikipedia
Free encyclopedia written collaboratively by people from all around the world.

Accessible from home World Book Online
Five different World Book Encyclopedia sites including content geared to primary students, Spanish Language speakers, students with research projects, and the those looking for the latest edition of the encyclopedia.

Accessible from home World Book Spanish Language Encyclopedia
Thousands of easy-to-read encyclopedia, newspaper, and magazine articles on a broad variety of topics from the latest edition of Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos.


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Illinois Clicks!
Sites recommended by Illinois librarians.

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Internet Public Library and the Librarians’ Internet Index have merged to create a collection of high quality Internet resources, selected by ipl2 staff for their usefulness in providing accurate, factual information on a particular topic or topics.

Webrary
Morton Grove Public Library's links organized by subject.