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General reference sources
- Encyclopedia BritannicaOnline. Now includes rich supplementary material (maps, data, news, articles, website links and more).
- Gale Virtual Reference LibraryOnline. Excellent collection of full text encyclopedias.
- Sage Reference OnlineExcellent collection of full text encyclopedias.
- Oxford Reference OnlineOutstanding collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and companions.
- Literature Resource Center (LRC)Online. Criticism and theory, biographical, bibliographical, and contextual information on authors and their works (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism).
Subject encyclopedias (selected0
- Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior(Elsevier, 2010). Online.
- Encyclopedia of Evolution(Oxford, 2002). Online.
- Domestic Animals: from the latest and best authorities(1860). Online.
- The Animated Bestiary: Animals, cartoons, and culture(2017). Online.
Subject bibliographies
Oxford Bibliographies: "Animals in film and media" by Jennifer Peterson, (2013; reviewed 2015)
Background on theories and theorists - Reference sources
- International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral SciencesOnline. Contains signed, scholarly entries on a wide range of subjects in psychology, sociology, anthropology, sexuality, media, education, age, adolescence, race, demography, and much more.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyOnline only, peer-reviewed, open-access encyclopedia.