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  Encyclopedia Americana
The Encyclopedia Americana comments: "Christianity derived from Judaism and Judaism was strictly Unitarian (believing in one God).
Americana says it is based on the Bible and not pagan or Greek influence.
Americana plainly states that the apostolic church believed in the deity of Christ!
www.bible.ca /trinity/trinity-Americana.htm   (1591 words)

  
 Encyclopedia - MSN Encarta
Arabic encyclopedias, like the Chinese works, were anthologies of texts designed to help public officials with their varied administrative duties.
Most of these encyclopedias, in addition to being frequently revised, were kept current with annual yearbooks that supplemented the basic encyclopedia articles.
Computer users accessed the encyclopedia by means of a modem that used telephone lines to link the computer to the text in the Academic American Encyclopedia database.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761551647_3/Encyclopedia.html   (1272 words)

  
 encyclopedia - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
encyclopedia compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field).
Basically an encyclopedia differs from a dictionary in that a dictionary is fundamentally devoted to words and an encyclopedia offers information on various subjects, with data on and discussion of each subject identified.
An almanac differs from an encyclopedia in that an almanac normally is issued periodically and includes ephemeral data applicable at the time of issue, while an encyclopedia is assembled from accumulated knowledge within a broader scope.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-encyclop.html   (835 words)

  
 Finding Encyclopedias - WMU Libraries
This 21 volume encyclopedia is intended for a high school and college as well as a general adult audience.
While it is not nearly as comprehensive or as scholarly as The Encyclopedia Britannica or The Encyclopedia Americana it is profusely illustrated with many color photographs.
This 22 volume encyclopedia is primarily intended for young people, but it is also a handy source for adults who do not require a lot of detailed information.
www.wmich.edu /library/guides/find/encyclopedias.php   (901 words)

  
 UCB Libraries | How | Find an Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
General encyclopedias are located in the Reference Stacks, Row 1A on the first floor of Norlin Library (call number AE5).
Encyclopedia Mythica - encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and more; it contains over 5700 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world - by M.F. Lindemans.
CU Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics - work of unprecedented scope and quality written by the world's leading names in astronomy and astrophysics.
ucblibraries.colorado.edu /how/encyclopedia.htm   (246 words)

  
 University of Louisville Libraries
The Encyclopedia Americana includes 45,000 articles contributed by over 6,500 specialists in their respective disciplines and cover all academic fields and curriculum topics.
This "1911 Edition Encyclopedia" is based on the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, published in 1911.
This encyclopedia is designed to be a "Family" encyclopedia, meeting reference needs of all ages, and has long been a standard in schools and libraries.
library.louisville.edu /research/general/encyclopedias.htm   (451 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Americana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia Americana is the second largest printed general encyclopedia in the English language (after the Encyclopædia Britannica).
As of 2004, the encyclopedia has 45,000 articles containing 25 million words and was written by 6,500 contributors.
The encyclopedia was purchased by Grolier in 1945.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Encyclopedia_Americana   (614 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Americana Online
Long a standard in school, academic, and public library collections, the Encyclopedia Americana is now available on the World Wide Web, blending the depth and accuracy of the print edition with the currency expected of an online reference work.
Its 45,000 articles and more than 25 million words have been contributed by over 6,500 specialists in their respective disciplines and cover all academic fields and curriculum topics.
Updated quarterly, the Americana Online can now be used either as a stand-alone source of current information on almost any topic or as a guide to the resources of the World Wide Web.
www.lemoyne.edu /library/resources/titles/encyclopedia_americana.htm   (127 words)

  
 Americana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In music, Americana is a loose subset of American folk music, that is perhaps best defined as "classic American music"—ranging in style from roots-based bluegrass to alternative country, blues, zydeco, and other native forms.
In the visual fine arts, Americana usually indicates a concern with the marginal aspects of historic American culture; carnivals, popular amusements such as side-shows, vernacular typography and signage, old horror movies in the 'haunted house' genre, the old West, and the backwoods cultures.
Americana is also a small town in the countryside of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Americana   (373 words)

  
 Prince George's County Memorial Library System - Licensed Databases
The new edition is organized around four editorial "modules": the Americana encyclopedia database proper, the Americana Journal, Profiles, and Editors' Picks.
Access to four encyclopedias (Americana, New Book of Knowledge, Grolier Multimedia, Lands and Peoples, and Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre).
Encyclopedia of Countries, Cultures and Geography for middle and high school students.
www.prge.lib.md.us /Databases/Encyclopedias.html   (177 words)

  
 New 2006 ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA 30 volume set
The Americana (30 volume set) is a world premier Encyclopedia with over 31 million words (all but one other set have 9 million or less).
The Encyclopedia Americana is a PREMIER encyclopedia and will make learning fun, interesting and colorful.
It is written for the entire family with the material needed by grammar school students while providing the depth of information required for High School, College, and Grad School.
www.leshuitres.com /New-2006-ENCYCLOPEDIA-AMERICANA,i130111824191,c378.html   (453 words)

  
 About Scholastic: News
In 2004, celebrating its 175th anniversary, the Encyclopedia Americana - published by Scholastic Library Publishing under the highly regarded Grolier® imprint - remains an invaluable resource and an essential research tool for millions of middle and high school students, keeping them up-to-date on current and historical events and topics.
Encyclopedia Americana, which was revised far less often in the 19th century than it is today, now undergoes constant revision and updating in order to stay current.
In addition, a text-only version of the Encyclopedia Americana that enables users with disabilities to access the full contents of the database, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was created in 2002--an accomplishment that was the first of its kind for encyclopedias published online.
www.scholastic.com /aboutscholastic/news/press_081704.htm   (1288 words)

  
 PCCC Library Online Encyclopedia: Grolier Online Encyclopedia Americana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Encyclopedias are an excellent resource for starting research on a topic.
Online encyclopedias have the advantage of providing access to multimedia, as well as relevant information on the Web.
Articles are written collaboratively by volunteers, and are often cited by academia and the media.
www.pccc.cc.nj.us /library/encyclopedias.html   (162 words)

  
 Hennepin County Library - Reference & Research -- Encyclopedias   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
An in-depth encyclopedia which includes Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.
Includes the Encyclopedia Americana, Lands and Peoples, New Book of Popular Science, and Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en linea.
Web-based multilingual free content encyclopedia written collaboratively by contributers all around the world.
www.hclib.org /pub/search/SubjectGuides.cfm?Topic=Encyclopedias   (312 words)

  
 Grolier Online Tip Sheet
Grolier Publishing Company publishes the Encyclopedia Americana, from the Encyclopedia Americana database, a 25,000,000-word repository of text and images maintained by the encyclopedia's editorial staff.
The Encyclopedia Americana Online's powerful search engine allows you to search the encyclopedia in three ways: by article title, by text string (full-text searches), or by article topic.
Encyclopedia searches can be further refined by selecting from among ten subject categories.
www.theparkschool.org /library_groliers_tipsheet.cfm   (2026 words)

  
 The Frommers - Sports
Content Summary: This is a comprehensive Encyclopedia Americana article that can be found with a quick search on the main page, it highlights the game of basketball.
As published in an established Encyclopedia which adds to credibility.
The encyclopedia Americana is a very comprehensive online reference site that contains references to just about anything you could possibly want to search for.
www.dartmouth.edu /~frommer/sport.htm   (986 words)

  
 Grolier Online - Preview 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Encyclopedia Americana - The Encyclopedia Americana is our flagship work, comprising over 25 million words in 40,000 articles in all subject areas.
Lands and Peoples - Lands and Peoples is an encyclopedia of the countries and cultures of the world for middle and lower high school students.
Encyclopedia of American Studies - The Encyclopedia of American Studies reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the field of American studies, incorporating American history, literature, and many other disciplines in a cultural study of the American experience.
www.infohio.org /ER/Preview2005/grolier2005.html   (937 words)

  
 Paul V. Galvin Library About Encyclopedia Americana
Encyclopedia Americana is a General encyclopedia recommended for readers desiring an overview of subjects with which they possess only limited knowledge.
Many entries in the Encyclopedia Americana contain additional materials, including maps, flags, tables, and hypertext links to related sites on the WWW.
Encyclopedia Americana, 1992, [REF.AE5.E333; located in the Reference Area on the 2nd floor of the library]
www.gl.iit.edu /quickguides/ea_info.htm   (109 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Americana (Harpers.org)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
From entries in the 2003 Danville Community Encyclopedia, transcribed by Anna Callahan from interviews with seventy-eight residents of Danville, Illinois.
This is Encyclopedia Americana, a reading, originally from February 2004, published Thursday, July 29, 2004.
More than 5,000 pages of transcripts were released in March by the Defense Department in response to a lawsuit brought by the Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act.
www.harpers.org /EncyclopediaAmericana.html   (1909 words)

  
 WLS Newspaper & Magazine Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Encyclopedia of animals provides general overviews in addition to specific data.
Encyclopedia that is suitable for students and adults; covers a broad range of subjects and also includes images and brief biographies.
An interactive and educational source for elementary & Middle school students: includes primary search, an animal and photo encyclopedia, in addition to a dictionary.
www.westchesterlibraries.org /databases   (727 words)

  
 Help - Finding Encyclopedias
The Library has a recent edition of the Encyclopedia Americana located at the fifth floor reference desk.
The Library provides access to a web version of the Encyclopedia Britannica via the Databases Page and by using a "Search Britannica" button at the top of
The catalog record for each electronic encyclopedia will have a link to the electronic version on the web:
www.csupomona.edu /~library/help/help_encyclopedias.html   (180 words)

  
 HomeSurfer.com - Real estate & Mortgage Encyclopedia for home buyers & sellers
The HomeSurfer Real Estate Encyclopedia is a great way to learn about real estate.
Browse the encyclopedia by clicking any of the letters above, or go directly to the term you want by entering it in the in the search box below and clicking 'Search'.
Americana At Brand is opening in June, 2008.
www.homesurfer.com   (841 words)

  
 Dartmouth College Library
Encyclopedia Americana, geared to the sophisticated user, contains articles, bibliographies, tables, graphics, links to relevant sites, maps and flags.
Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en l̕inea is a full-length online encyclopedia conceived and developed with the Spanish-speaking peoples of the Americas as its focus.
Electronic version of the print titles: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier's academic American encyclopedia, and Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre.
libcat.dartmouth.edu:2082 /record=b2693239   (165 words)

  
 The Encyclopedia Americana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The first general encyclopedia of any size published in North America (1829-), the set is designed to serve as a "bridge between the worlds of the specialist and the general reader" (editor's preface).
Some 52,000 articles, contributed by in-house editorial staff and 6,500 academics primarily from the U.S. and Canada, are written in a clear, straightforward style with an emphasis on accuracy, impartiality, and objectivity.
Drawbacks to the set include its slow pace of revision, outdated bibliographies, lackluster illustrations, and unattractive format.
www.indiana.edu /~librcsd/libguide/ency/03.html   (119 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Americana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Encyclopedia Americana database is a 25,000,000-word repository of text and images maintained by the encyclopedia's editorial staff.
Practice Using the Encyclopedia Americana Step by Step
Using the mouse, double-click the "Americana" icon on the main screen.
smccd.net /accounts/csmlibrary/enamericana.html   (196 words)

  
 DISCUS K-12 Subject   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 1st Edition, 2V
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 2002, 5V
Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, 2004, 3V
www.state.sc.us /scsl/discus/subject.html   (237 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Americana - University Libraries - USC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Online encyclopedia that contains 45,000 articles contributed by over 6,500 specialists in their respective disciplines.
The Americana Online can be used either as a stand-alone source of current information on almost any topic or as a guide to the resources of the World Wide Web.
If your question is not answered Ask a Librarian.
www.sc.edu /library/deseam.html   (104 words)

  
 Product Overview
A standard in school, academic, and public libraries, Encyclopedia Americana (EA) provides students with a wealth of information to assist with classwork, homework, and research projects.
Up to 25 bibliographic citations per encyclopedia entry—and each one can be filtered by zip or postal code to locate works of interest in libraries nearest you
Editors’ Picks introduce exciting research topics, with web links and encyclopedia article links—all updated weekly to keep readers informed about their changing world.
auth.grolier.com /features/ea.html   (276 words)

  
 Grolier Online: EA Online Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Updated quarterly, the Americana Online can be used either as a stand-alone source of current information on almost any topic or as a guide to the resources of the World Wide Web.
Searchable database of newsworthy current events compiled weekly by Americana staff and illustrated with Associated Press photographs.
Articles, tables, and graphs organized thematically in 10 chapters for easy searching and browsing.
go.grolier.com /go-ol/static/features/eafeatrs.htm   (142 words)

  
 Master Index of Quotes of Quotes used to trash the Trinity in the Watchtower’s, "Should you believe the Trinity?"
Trinitas - A Theological Encyclopedia of the Holy Trinity
History of the Christian Church and New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia
, J. Trinitas - A Theological Encyclopedia of the Holy Trinity
www.bible.ca /trinity/trinity-jw-anti-trinity-booklet-master-index-quotes.htm   (342 words)

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