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Interdisciplinary Reference Databases

Find reputable information in the Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Oenology & Viticulture and Physics.

Oxford Reference
- Interdisciplinary
- Includes Oxford Quick Reference of core subject, quotation, and language dictionaries and Oxford Reference Library of companions and multi-volume encyclopedias for longer, in-depth, essays and specialist definitions
Sage Knowledge
- Authoritative, interdisciplinary handbooks and encyclopedias across the social sciences.
- Brock owns the complete book, reference and navigator collection up to and including 2017 and 2018 materials.

WolframAlpha
A computational knowledge engine: it generates output by doing computations from its own internal knowledge base, instead of searching the web and returning links. Continually updated. A free online resource.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Interdisciplinary
- Find encyclopedias, handbooks and specialized reference sources for research

Chemistry

A complete list of handbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries!
ChemSpider
ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing fast access to over 30 million structures, properties and associated information. By integrating and linking compounds from more than 470 data sources, ChemSpider enables researchers to discover the most comprehensive view of freely available chemical data from a single online search. It is owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemistry
Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry

Earth Sciences

A complete list of geology or earth science encyclopedias, glossaries and dictionaries!
Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences series
A SpringerReference database comprising of hundreds of academic review articles from over 31 encyclopedias from 1968 to the present. You can search across all encyclopedias and find entries for individual terms, topics, and subjects. Remarkable and a first choice!
Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE)
A comprehensive academic earth sciences wiki.
World of Earth Science
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Earth Science
Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences
Oxford Companion to the Earth

Mathematics & Statistics

A complete list of mathematics and statistics dictionaries, encyclopedias and reference tools!
MathWorld
From the makers of Wolfram Alpha and Mathematica, MathWorld is the web's most extensive mathematical resource, provided as a free service to the world's mathematics and internet communities and covers Algebra, Applied Mathematics, Calculus and Analysis, Discrete Mathematics, Foundations of Mathematics, Geometry, History and Terminology, Number Theory, Probability and Statistics, Recreational Mathematics, Topology.
Encyclopedia of Mathematics wiki
A first stop for any math or stat resource!
Handbook of Mathematics
Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society
Oxford User's Guide to Mathematics
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
A Dictionary of Statistics

Physics

A complete list of physics encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks and related databases!
Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
A first stop for quick references, citations and explanations.
Handbook of Physics
WebElements: the periodic table on the web
Oxford dictionary of Physics

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