Academic Reference Books Available Online

Titles like The Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, and others used to only exist in print, but many of them are now online and available through the CPCC Library website.

These reference works have been through the publishing process and are professionally edited for factual errors — they’re a great resource for background information on a particular topic. We subscribe to a few different collections of online reference titles. Check the links below for titles available in each collection. These resources can also be found in the “Find-an Article” section of the library website. If you are off-campus you will prompted to enter your SNAP ID and password for access.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Offers 25 specialized encyclopedias on topics from art to animal sciences.

Greenwood Digital Collection

This collection has a emphasis on history and literature.

Britannica Online

General encyclopedia with enhanced features, such as access to magazine and journal articles.

Oxford English Dictionary

Provides definitions to over 500,000 words, access to over 2.5 million quotations, pronunciation, spellings, and etymology.