Encyclopedias

Web Resources

Featured Resources

Britannica Library (formerly Encyclopedia Britannica): Available to Middletown Thrall Library cardholders.
Encyclopedias: Online encyclopedias available to Middletown Thrall Library cardholders
World Book Encyclopedia: Accessible to current Middletown Thrall Library cardholders. Articles, multimedia, photographs, maps, animations, special reports, and more

Other Resources

The Canadian Encyclopedia: A project of the not-for-profit organization Historica Canada, The Canadian Encyclopedia is non-partisan and apolitical. It is not affiliated with any government or political party.
The Encyclopedia of Television: Examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal. It also includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information." From the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
Encyclopedia.com: Encyclopedia.com has more than 100 sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations.
Wex: Wex is a free legal dictionary and encyclopedia sponsored and hosted by the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School. Wex entries are collaboratively created and edited by legal experts." From the Legal Information Institute.
Wikipedia: Contains articles anyone can edit. Please read their disclaimers.