Specialized online encyclopedias in a variety of fields.

587 (and counting) encyclopedias and other reference works across disciplines. Click on "Find a Book" to get to a page listing all of the works by subject, including History.

The classic reference source.

Links to many biographical sources that cover various fields, including the Arts, Science, and History

Includes encyclopedia articles and primary source material.

Articles about U.S. immigration from the earliest colonial settlements to the present. Covers major immigrant groups and offers detailed analysis of social, legal, political, economic, and demographic factors. Part of GVRL.

Covers subjects such as countries, cities, regions, natural features, religions, social issues, languages, people, events, customs, politics, and economics. Part of GVRL.

Information on Chinese people, politics, economics, religion, philosophy, traditions, art, and literature from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day. Part of GVRL.

Examines the anthropological, sociological, historical, economic, and scientific theories of race and racism, the historic origins of ideas of race and racism, and their social and scientific consequences. Includes biographies of theorists and leaders. Part of GVRL.