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Business, Management and Economics
APA Handbook of Industrial Organizational Psychology, v.1APA Handbook of Industrial Organizational Psychology, v.2
APA Handbook of Industrial Organizational Psychology, v.3 
Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library, 4 v., 2006 
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2 v., 2001Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2nd ed., 2 v., 2007
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, 5 v., 2008Encyclopedia of Career Development, 2 v., 2006
Encyclopedia of Consumer CultureEncyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government and Mobile Commerce, 2 v., 2006
Encyclopedia of Global Industries, 4th ed., 2007Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2 v., 2007
Encyclopedia of Leadership, 4 v., 2004The Encyclopedia of Leadership: A Practical Guide to Popular Leadership Theories and Techniques, 2001
Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns, 2007Encyclopedia of Management, 6th ed., 2009
 
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics, 3 v., 2007Encyclopedia of Products & Industries - Manufacturing, 2 v., 2008
Encyclopedia of Quantitative FinanceEncyclopedia of Quantitative Risk Analysis and Assessment
Encyclopedia of Small Business, 4th ed., 2 v., 2011Encyclopedia of the Great Depression, 2 v., 2004
Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies, 2006 
Gale E-Commerce Sourcebook, 2 v., 2003Green business: An A-to-Z Guide, 5 v., 2010
Industrial Revolution Reference Library, 4 v., 2003International Encyclopedia of Organizational Studies, 4 v., 2008
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics 
Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy 
The Sage Handbook of Social MarketingSt. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide, 2 v., 2003
Who’s Who of Southern AfricaWiley Encyclopedia of Management
History, Biography
Ancient Europe, 8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000: Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World, 2 v., 2004 
Cold War Reference Library, 6 v., 2004 
Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library, 4 v., 2006Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 2 v., 2005
Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the WorldThe Encyclopedia of Empire​
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, 3 v., 2005Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, 2 v., 2004
Encyclopedia of Modern China, 4 v., 2009Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 1, 2004
Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 2, 2004Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 3, 2004
Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 4, 2004Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, 3 v., 2009
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, 3 v., 2008Encyclopedia of Russian History, 4 v., 2004
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression, 2 v., 2004Encyclopedia of Twentieth-century African History, 2002
The Encyclopedia of War, 2011Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450, 3 v., 2007
Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 2 v., 2006 
Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare, 2005 
Industrial Revolution Reference Library, 4 v., 2003 
Notable Sports Figures, 4 v., 2003 
Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyThe Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, 2005
Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, 2nd ed, 2004 
The Sixties in America Reference Library, 4 v., 2005St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide, 2 v., 2003
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 5 v., 2000 
Terrorism Reference Library, 4 v., 2003 
Medicine and Health Sciences
APA Educational Psychology Handbook, v. 1APA Educational Psychology Handbook, v. 2
APA Educational Psychology Handbook, v. 3APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology, v. 1
APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology, v. 2APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology, v. 1
APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology, v. 2APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology, v. 3
APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology, v. 1APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology, v. 2
APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology, v. 3 
Comprehensive Physiology 
Desk Encyclopedia of General Virology, 2009Desk Encyclopedia of Human Medical Virology, 2009
Dictionary of DNA and Genome Technology, 2008Dictionary of Health Education, 2010
Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd ed., 5 v., 2004Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions, 2011
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, 2nd ed., 4 v., 2001Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, 2 v., 2008
Encyclopedia of Genetics, Rev. ed., 2 v., 2004Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases
Encyclopedia of Obesity, 2008Encyclopedia of Pain
Encyclopedia of Public Health, 4 v., 2002Encyclopedia of Social Work
Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research, 2 v., 2008Encyclopedia of Virology, 3rd ed., 5 v., 2008
Encyclopedic Reference of Immunotoxicology, 2005 
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 3rd ed., 4 v., 2009The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2nd ed., 2 v., 2006
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2nd ed., 2 v., 2006The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, 2 v., 2003
The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, 2 v., 2005The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 2nd ed., 5 v., 2007
The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2nd ed., 2001The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, 2nd ed., 4 v., 2009
Genetics, 4 v., 2003 
International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis, 3 v., 2005 
Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z, 2 v., 2004 
Pharos Woordeboeke / Pharos DictionariesPharos Woordeboeke / Pharos Dictionaries - instructions for new platform registration
The Prokaryotes, v.1The Prokaryotes, v.2
The Prokaryotes, v.3The Prokaryotes, v.4
The Prokaryotes, v.5Psychologists and their Theories for Students, 2 v., 2005
World of Microbiology and Immunology, 2 v., 2003​ 
Psychology and psychiatry
APA Educational Psychology Handbook, v. 1APA Educational Psychology Handbook, v. 2
APA Educational Psychology Handbook, v. 3APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology, v. 1
APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology, v. 2APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, v. 1
APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, v. 2APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, v. 3
APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology, v. 1APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology, v. 2
APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology, v. 3APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology, v. 1
PA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology, v. 2APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology, v. 3
Encyclopedia of Cross-cultural PsychologyEncyclopedia of Depression
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, 2nd ed., 4 v., 2001Encyclopedia of Identity
Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2 v., 2007Encyclopedia of Leadership, 4 v., 2004
The Encyclopedia of Leadership: A Practical Guide to Popular Leadership Theories and Techniques, 2001Encyclopedia of Obesity, 2008
Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, 5th ed., 2 v., 2001Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion 
Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development, 2006Encyclopedia of Social Work
Encyclopedia of Trauma 
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 3rd ed., 4 v., 2009The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, 2 v., 2003
The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, 2 v., 2005The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2nd ed., 2001
The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained, 3 v., 2003 
Handbook of PsychologyHandbook of Theories of Social Psychology, v. 1
Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology, v. 2 
International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis, 3 v., 2005International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd ed., 8 v., 2010
Psychologists and Their Theories for Students, 2 v., 2005Psychology of Classroom Learning: An Encyclopedia, 2 v., 2009 ​
Science
APA Educational Psychology Handbook, v. 1APA Educational Psychology Handbook, v. 2
APA Educational Psychology Handbook, v. 3APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology, v. 1
APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology, v. 2APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology, v. 1
APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology, v. 2APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology, v. 3
APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology, v. 1APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology, v. 2
APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology, v. 3 
Comprehensive Natural Products II : Chemistry and Biology, 10 v., 2010Comprehensive Physiology
Comprehensive Physiology, Only access to content added until end of 2011Comprehensive Renewable Energy
Contemporary Fashion, 2nd ed., 2002Countries and Their Cultures, 4 v., 2001
Delinquency and Juvenile Justice: An International Bibliography, 2004Desk Encyclopedia of General Virology, 2009
Desk Encyclopedia of Human Medical Virology, 2009Dictionary of Chemistry, 2003
Dictionary of DNA and Genome Technology, 2008The Dictionary of Flavors, 1999
Dictionary of Gems and Gemology, 3rd ed., 2009Dictionary of Health Education, 2010
Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, 3 v., 2010Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd ed., 5 v., 2004
Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions, 2011Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, 5 v., 2008
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, 3 v., 2005Encyclopedia of Communication Theory, 2 v., 2009
Encyclopedia of Consumer CultureEncyclopedia of Cross-cultural Psychology
Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences, 2nd ed., 2011Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, 2nd ed., 4 v., 2001Encyclopedia of Ecology, 5 v., 2008
Encyclopedia of Entomology, 2nd ed., 4 v., 2008Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, 2 v., 2008
Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature, 2004Encyclopedia of Genetics, Rev. ed., 2 v., 2004
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, 3 v., 2005Encyclopedia of Geology, 5 v., 2005
Encyclopedia of GIS, 2008Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases
Encyclopedia of IdentityEncyclopedia of Insects
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, 2 v., 2004The Encyclopedia of Journalism, 6 v., 2007
Encyclopedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives, 3 v., 2007Encyclopedia of Leadership, 4 v., 2004
The Encyclopedia of Leadership: A Practical Guide to Popular Leadership Theories and Techniques, 2001Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics, 3 v., 2007Encyclopedia of Meat Sciences, 2nd ed., 2014
Encyclopedia of Modern China, 4 v., 2009Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements, 2005
Encyclopedia of Obesity, 2008Encyclopedia of Pain
Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 1, 2004Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 2, 2004
Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 3, 2004Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 4, 2004
Encyclopedia of Public Health, 4 v., 2002Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, 3 v., 2009
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, 3 v., 2008Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication and Media, 2006
Encyclopedia of Research Design, 3 v., 2008Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics, 4 v., 2005
Encyclopedia of Social Movement MediaEncyclopedia of Social Networks
Encyclopedia of Social WorkEncyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed., 5 v., 2001
Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry, 2nd ed., 3 v., 2010Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research, 2 v., 2008
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression, 2 v., 2004Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, 3 v., 2009
Encyclopedia of Virology, 3rd ed., 5 v., 2008The Encyclopedia of War, 2011
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers, 2nd ed., 2010Encyclopedic Reference of Immunotoxicology, 2005
Encyclopedic Reference of Immunotoxicology, 2005Environmental Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 2 v., 2003
Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 2 v., 2006 
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 3rd ed., 4 v., 2009The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2nd ed., 2 v., 2006
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2nd ed., 2 v., 2006The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, 2 v., 2003
The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, 2 v., 2005The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 2nd ed., 5 v., 2007
The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2nd ed., 2001The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, 2nd ed., 4 v., 2009
The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained, 3 v., 2003Genetics, 4 v., 2003
Geo-Data: The World Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 2003Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities, 4 v., 2006
Green Cities : An A-to-Z Guide, 4 v., 2010Green Politics : An A-Z Guide
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 17 v., 2003 
Handbook of Natural ComputingHandbook of Theories of Social Psychology, v. 1
Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology, v. 2 
International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis, 3 v., 2005International Encyclopedia of Civil Society
International Encyclopedia of Organizational Studies, 4 v., 2008International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed., 9 v., 2008
International Tables for Crystallography, 8 v., 2007 
Key Terms in Discourse Analysis, 2010Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Leadership in Science and Technology: A Reference Handbook 
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Earth Science, 2003 
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, 6 v., 2005Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z, 2 v., 2004
Pharos Woordeboeke / Pharos DictionariesPharos Woordeboeke / Pharos Dictionaries - instructions for new platform registration
Plant Sciences, 4 v., 2001The Prokaryotes, v.1
The Prokaryotes, v.2The Prokaryotes, v.3
The Prokaryotes, v.4The Prokaryotes, v.5
Psychologists and their Theories for Students, 2 v., 2005 
Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, 2nd ed, 2004 
The Sage Handbook of Social MarketingSage Reference Online
Science of Everyday Things, 4 v., 2002Science, Religion, and Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Controversy, 2 v., 2007
The Sixties in America Reference Library, 4 v., 2005Springer Handbook of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 2006
St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide, 2 v., 2003St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 5 v., 2000
U*X*L Encyclopedia of Biomes, 2nd ed., 3 v., 2008U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Mythology, 5 v., 2009
VDI Heat Atlas 
World of Microbiology and Immunology, 2 v., 2003​World Press Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 2 v., 2003
Social sciences
Contemporary Fashion, 2nd ed., 2002Countries and Their Cultures, 4 v., 2001
Delinquency and Juvenile Justice: An International Bibliography, 2004 
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, 5 v., 2008Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, 3 v., 2005
Encyclopedia of Communication Theory, 2 v., 2009Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture
Encyclopedia of Cross-cultural PsychologyEncyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, 2nd ed., 4 v., 2001Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature, 2004
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, 3 v., 2005Encyclopedia of Identity
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, 2 v., 2004The Encyclopedia of Journalism, 6 v., 2007
Encyclopedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives, 3 v., 2007Encyclopedia of Leadership, 4 v., 2004
The Encyclopedia of Leadership: A Practical Guide to Popular Leadership Theories and Techniques, 2001Encyclopedia of Modern China, 4 v., 2009
Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements, 2005Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 1, 2004
Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 2, 2004Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 3, 2004
Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 4, 2004Encyclopedia of Public Health, 4 v., 2002
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, 3 v., 2009Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, 3 v., 2008
Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication and Media, 2006Encyclopedia of Research Design, 3 v., 2008
Encyclopedia of Social Movement MediaEncyclopedia of Social Networks
Encyclopedia of Social WorkEncyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed., 5 v., 2001
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression, 2 v., 2004Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, 3 v., 2009
The Encyclopedia of War, 2011Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 2 v., 2006
Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities, 4 v., 2006Green Cities : An A-to-Z Guide, 4 v., 2010
Green Politics : An A-Z Guide 
Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology, v. 1Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology, v. 2
International Encyclopedia of Civil SocietyInternational Encyclopedia of Organizational Studies, 4 v., 2008
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed., 9 v., 2008 
Key Terms in Discourse Analysis, 2010 
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, 6 v., 2005 
Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, 2nd ed, 2004 
The Sage Handbook of Social MarketingSage Reference Online
Science, Religion, and Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Controversy, 2 v., 2007The Sixties in America Reference Library, 4 v., 2005
St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide, 2 v., 2003St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 5 v., 2000
U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Mythology, 5 v., 2009 
World Press Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 2 v., 2003 
Theology, Religion, Philosophy
APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology, v. 1APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology, v. 2
The Cambridge Dictionary of ChristianityThe Context of Scripture
Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd ed., 22 v., 2007Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd ed., 5 v., 2004
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, 5 v., 2008Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World
The Encyclopedia of EmpireEncyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, 2 v., 2009
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, 2 v., 2004Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements, 2005
Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, 5th ed., 2 v., 2001Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2nd ed., 10 v., 2006
Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 1, 2004Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 2, 2004
Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 3, 2004Encyclopedia of Protestantism, v. 4, 2004
Encyclopedia of Psychology and ReligionEncyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed., 15 v., 2005
Encyclopedia of Religion and the Law in America, 2nd ed., 2009Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication and Media, 2006
Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development, 2006Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics, 4 v., 2005
Encyclopedia of Social WorkEncyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception
The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained, 3 v., 2003 
The History of Western Philosophy of Religion. Vol 1. Ancient Philosophy of ReligionThe History of Western Philosophy of Religion. Vol 2. Medieval Philosophy of Religion
The History of Western Philosophy of Religion. Vol 3. Early Modern Philosophy of ReligionThe History of Western Philosophy of Religion. Vol 4. Nineteenth-century Philosophy of Religion
The History of Western Philosophy of Religion. Vol 5. Twentieth-century Philosophy of Religion 
International Encyclopedia of Civil Society 
New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 15 v., 2003New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, 6 v., 2005
New Pauly 
Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, 2nd ed, 2004 
Science, Religion, and Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Controversy, 2 v., 2007Shorter Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosphy, 2nd ed., 2005
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) 
World Religions 2004Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, 3 v., 2006