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General Social Sciences

Encyclopedia of Case Study Research. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Evaluation. 2005. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods. 2004. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods. 2008. (Sage)
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. 2nd ed. 2008. 9 vols. (R. 300.3 In85)
Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace. 2010. (Oxford)
Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. 2008. (Sage)
The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2009. (Sage)

Business

Capstone Encyclopaedia of Business. 2003. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Business. 1995. 2 vols. (R. 650 EN19)
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Business in Today’s World. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Career Development. 2006. (Sage)
SAGE Handbook of Healthcare. 2008. (Sage)
Ultimate Business Library. 2003. (Credo)

Economics

American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia. 2011. (Credo)
Collins Dictionary of Economics. 2005. (Credo)
Elgar Companion to Feminist Economics. 1999. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics. 1997. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Macroeconomics. 2002. (Credo)
Financial History of the United States. 2002. (Credo)

Education

21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook. 2008. (Sage)
American Public School Law, 7th ed. 2009. (R. 344.07 AL27)
Encyclopedia of African American Education. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning. 2004. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Education. 2003. 8 vols. (R. 370.3 En194)
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Education Law. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Law and Higher Education. 2010. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of School Psychology. 2005. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and Other Exceptional Children and Adults. 3rd ed. 2007. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education. 2009. (Sage)

Geography

Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures. 2005. (Credo)
CIA World Factbook
Dictionary of Human Geography. 2000. (Credo)
Geography of the World. 2009. (Credo)
Penguin Encyclopedia of Places. 3rd ed. 1999. (Credo)

History

9/11 Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. 2011. (Credo)
Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia. 2003. (Credo)
Ancient Europe 8000 B.C.--A.D. 1000: Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World. 2004. 2 vols. ( R. 936 An22)
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. 1995. 4 vols. (R. 939.4 C49)
Companion to British History. 2nd ed. 2001. (Credo)
Dictionary of the Middle Ages. 1982-1989. 13 vols. (R. 909.07 D56)
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Africa. 2010. (Oxford)
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass. 2006. 3 vols. (R. 973.0496 En192)
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From The Age of Segregation to the Twenty-First Century. 2009. 5 vols. (R. 973.0496 En193)
Encyclopedia of African History. 2005. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara. 1997. 4 vols. (R. 967 En19)
Encyclopedia of American Social History. 1993. 3 vols. (R. 973 EN19)
Encyclopedia of American Urban History. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World. 2007. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000. 2001. 6 vols. (R. 940.03 En19)
Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture. 1997. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. 2002. 6 vols. (R. 950 En196)
Encyclopedia of Nationalism: Fundamental Themes. 2001. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Nationalism: Leaders, Movements, and Concepts. 2001. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of North American Indians. 1996. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. 2008. (Sage, also in print call # R.305.8 En19)
Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America. 2005. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. 2003. 4 vols.(R. 940.25 En19)
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East. 1996. 4 vols. (R. 956 En19)
Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies. 1993. 3 vols. (R. 970 EN19)
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. 1999. 6 vols. (R. 940.2 En19)
Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850. 2005. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century. 2001. (Credo)
Also available in 3 print volumes (R. 973.5 En19).
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History. 1998. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History. 2003. (R. 960.3 En19)
Encyclopedia of Women in the American West. 2003. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers. 2001. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of World Trade From Ancient Times to the Present. 2005. (Credo)
Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures: New England. 2004. (Credo)
Encyclopedias for seven other regions of the U.S. are also available in Credo Reference.
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature. 2002. (Credo)
Immigration and Asylum from 1900 to Present. 2005. (Credo)
Late Antiquity: A Guide to the Postclassical World. 1999. (Credo)
Mexico: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Culture and History. 2004. (Credo)
Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought. 2010. (Oxford)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. 2001. 3 vols. (R. 932 Ox25)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America. 2001. 3 vols. (R. 972.01 Ox25)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History. 2008. (Oxford)
Women in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia. 2004. (Credo)

Management

21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Health Care Management. 2004. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Health Services Research. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Leadership. 2004. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Management. 5th ed. 2006. ( R. 658 En19)
Encyclopedia of the History of American Management. 2005. (Credo)
International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies. 2008. (Sage)

Political Science & Law

21st Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment. 2002. (Sage)
Also available in Reference (R. 364 En19)
Encyclopedia of Education Law. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Governance. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Human Rights. 2009. (Oxford)
Encyclopedia of Intelligence & Counterintelligence. 2005. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. 2005. (Sage)
Also available in 3 print volumes (R. 363.2 En19)
Encyclopedia of Libertarianism. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime. 2003. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Political Communication. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and The Right. 2005. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities. 2005. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Public Choice. 2004. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Terrorism. 2003. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of the European Union. 2000. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of United States National Security. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of War & American Society. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime. 2005. (Sage)
Great American Court Cases. 1999. (Credo)

Psychology

21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook. 2008. (Sage)
Cambridge Handbook of Computational Psychology. 2008. (Credo)
Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness. 2007. (Credo)
Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance. 2006. (Credo)
Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine. 2007. (Credo)
Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Economic Behaviour. 2008. (Credo)
Cambridge Handbook of Sociocultural Psychology. 2007. (Credo)
Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. 2004. (Credo)
Edinburgh International Encyclopaedia of Psychoanalysis. 2006. (Credo)
Elgar Companion to Consumer Research and Economic Psychology. 1999. (Credo)
Elsevier's Dictionary of Psychological Theories. 2006. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science. 2005. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology. 2004. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science. 2005. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Counseling. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. 2010. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Human Development. 2005. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology. 2006. (Sage, also in print call # R.155.82 En19)
Encyclopedia of Obesity. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Perception. 2010. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology. 2009. 2 vols. (R. 150.1 En19)
Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment. 2003. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Psychology. 2000. 8 vols. (R. 150.3 En196)
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of School Psychology. 2005. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender. 2001. (Credo)
Handbook of Adolescent Psychology. 3rd ed. 2009. 2 vols. (R. 155.5 H19)
Handbook of Child Psychology. 6th ed. 2006. 4 vols. (R. 155.4 H19a)
Handbook of Forensic Psychology: Resource for Mental Health and Legal Professionals. 2004. (Credo)
Handbook of Social Psychology. 5th ed. 2010. 2 vols. (R. 302 H19)
Key Thinkers in Psychology. 2006. (Credo)

Sociology

A-Z of Social Research. 2003. (Credo)
21st Century Sociology. 2007. (Sage)
Africa and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History. 2008. (Credo)
American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopedia. 2003. (Sage)
Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution. 2005. 2 vols. (R. 305.892 An87)
Britain and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History. 2005. (Credo)
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development. 2005. (Credo)
Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing. 2005. (Credo)
Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships. 2006. (Credo)
The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression. 2007. (Credo)
Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare. 2008. 4 vols. (R. 361 C73)
Contemporary Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia. 2006. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of African American Society. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Anthropology. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Black Studies. 2007. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Community. 2003. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Disability. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, & Addictive Behavior. 2nd ed. 2001. 4 vols. (R. 362.29 En19)
Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Homelessness. 2004. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Human Geography. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues since 1945. 1999. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. 2008. (Sage, also in print call # R.305.8 En19)
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World's Cultures. 2003. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. 2002. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Social Problems. 2008. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Social Theory. 2005. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America. 2005. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Sociology. 2nd ed. 2000. 5 vols. (R. 301 En19a)
Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs. 1998. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of Urban Studies. 2009. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict. 2nd ed. 2008. (Credo)
Encyclopedia of War & American Society. 2006. (Sage)
Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 1991-1996. 2002. 10 vols. and supplement. (R. 306 EN19)
Encyclopedia of World Poverty. 2006. (Sage)
Also available in 3 print volumes (R. 362.5 En19).
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences. 2011. (Credo)
Handbook of Death & Dying. 2003. (Sage)
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family. 2nd ed. 2003. 4 vols. (R. 306.803 In85)
Poverty in the United States: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, and Policy. 2004. 2 vols. (R. 339.46 P86)

Sports

Encyclopedia of Sports in America: A History from Foot Races to Extreme Sports. 2009. 2 vols. (R. 796.0973 En19)
Encyclopedia of Sports Science. 1997. 2 vols. (R. 613.7 EN19)
Handbook of Sport Psychology. 3rd ed. 2007. (R. 796.01 H19)