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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia covering a wide variety of subjects.
CQ Researcher
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Gale Literature Resource Center
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Specialized online encyclopedias covering a variety of topics
New York Review of Books
Oxford Reference
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