:: Encyclopedia & Directories

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Encyclopedia Brittanica

This is one of the world‘s most trusted sources of information on every topic from the origins of the universe to current events and everything in between.

The site is IP-authorised and accessible at:http://www.search.eb.com

2 Encyclopedia Britannica's Global Reference

Access to Encyclopaedia Britannica’s foreign language reference, that includes Encyclopaedia Universalis, as well as similar encyclopedias in Spanish, Japanese, Korean and simplified Chinese

The site is IP-authorised and accessible at:http://global.eb.com/

3

Encyclopedia of Data Warehousing and Mining

Full-text access

The site is IP-authorised and accessible at
http://reference.igi-online.com/search/results.asp?eaccessGroupID=68

4

Encyclopedia of Digital Government

Full-text access

The site is IP-authorised and accessible at
http://reference.igi-online.com/search/results.asp?eaccessGroupID=87

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Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology

Full-text access

The site is IP-authorised and accessible at
http://reference.igi-online.com/search/results.asp?eaccessGroupID=85

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Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology

Full-text access

The site is IP-authorised and accessible at
http://reference.igi-online.com/search/results.asp?eaccessGroupID=65

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Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management

Full-text access

The site is IP-authorised and accessible at
http://reference.igi-online.com/search/results.asp?eaccessGroupID=71

8

Encyclopedia of Law and Economics

Provides access to reviews of economic and law literature and bibliographies.

Access to the site is free-of-charge and it is accessible at:http://users.urgent.be/~gdegeest/

9

Encyclopaedie Universalis

Provides encyclopedic perspectives in French on subjects of current interest, including basic country information.

The site is IP-authorised and accessible at:http://french.eb.com

10

Keesing‘s Record of World Events

Keesing‘s provides access to news reports from all over the world since 1931.  Print copies dating back to 1960 can also be accessed in the Library.

The site is IP-authorised and accessible at:http://www.keesings.com

11

Oxford Reference

Provides search and retrieval access to 100+ reference books in the Oxford Core Collection with an expanding range of key titles, including the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

The site is IP-authorised and accessible at:http://oxfordreference.com

12

Directory of Development Organisations

This directory lists about 53,800 development organisations including civil society organisations, research institutions, governments and private sector.

Access to the site is free-of-charge and it is accessible at:http://www.devdir.org/

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Directory of Economic, Commodity and Development Organisations

This directory is maintained by the IMF and provides brief guides to regional economic organisations as well as inter-governmental commodity and development organisations.

Access to the site is free-of-charge and it is accessible at:http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/decdo/contents.htm

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Europa World of Learning

It is a database of contacts of major knowledge institutions in the world, including research and higher educational institutions, libraries, learned societies and archives.

The site is IP-authorised and accessible at:http://www.worldoflearning.com

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NGO Directory

This is a directorymaintained by the Department of Public Information and contains contact information on NGO‘s in the world.

Access to the site is free-of-charge and it is accessible at:http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/asp/form.asp


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