At the conclusion of the article, you find a wonderful bibliography that leads you to a great book on your topic, The Survivor, an Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps , by Terence DesPres . Reference sources are designed to lead you to additional sources. There are similar subject resources in most disciplines. Not all are even called encyclopedias. There are specialized encyclopedias and subject collections on the Web.
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Others are extensive collections of Web sites. Examples of online versions include the Catholic Encyclopedia , which was originally published in 16 volumes, and the Cambridge History of English and American Literature . Examples of specialized collections on the Web include the Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies , a subject research guide for scholars and specialists, and the Encyclopaedia of the Orient , a general overview of North African culture, history and language, produced by an expert on North Africa. Before using an online encyclopedia, as with any source, review its editorial policy. Click to review examples of specialized encyclopedias in print as well as on the Internet.