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	Wikipedia URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page ODP description: A free encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software. (GNU Free Documentation License) and with over 1,000,000 articles. Note that because articles can be "vandalized," information on Wikipedia is not always accurate. Page title: Main Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
	How Stuff Works URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/ ODP description: Over 50 'How Stuff Works' articles. Page title: HowStuffWorks - Learn how Everything Works!
	Bartlett's Familiar Quotations URL: http://www.bartleby.com/ ODP description: Searchable quotations site, provided in electronic format by Project Bartleby at Columbia University. Page title: Bartleby.com: Great Books Online -- Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus and hundreds more Page description: Bartleby.com publishes thousands of free online classics of reference, literature and nonfiction
	Encyclopaedia Britannica Online URL: http://www.britannica.com/ ODP description: Provides complete text of Encyclopaedia Britannica with search capabilities, related links, and multimedia enhancements. Full text for subscribers only; free trial available. Page title: Encyclopaedia Britannica
	Information Please URL: http://www.infoplease.com/ ODP description: Online dictionary, Columbia Encyclopedia, and almanac reference. Page title: Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free online reference, research & homework help.
	MSN Encarta Encyclopedia URL: http://encarta.msn.com/ ODP description: Includes a world atlas, dictionary, thesaurus, multimedia collection, and homework tools. Page title: MSN Encarta : Online Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Atlas, and Homework
	HighBeam Encyclopedia URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/ ODP description: Offers articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Page title: HighBeam Encyclopedia â The Internetâs premiere free encyclopedia
	The LoveToKnow Free Online Encyclopedia URL: http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/ ODP description: Browsable. Based on the eleventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, first published in 1911. Page title: LoveToKnow 1911
	Online Encyclopedia URL: http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/ ODP description: Offers articles from on the 11th edition Encyclopedia Britannica, and from the Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. All articles are searchable and alphabetized. Page title: Online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica and the English Cambridge Encyclopedia Page description: Online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica and the English Cambridge Encyclopedia
	Britannica Concise URL: http://concise.britannica.com/ ODP description: Featuring 28,000 short articles. Page description: Encyclopedia Britannica Online, featuring the complete Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus, videos, web sites, and magazines.
	Encyclopedia Smithsonian URL: http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/ ODP description: Links to on-line Smithsonian resources and answers to frequently asked questions from A to Z. Page title: Encyclopedia Smithsonian: The Smithsonian from A to Z Page description: Encyclopedia Smithsonian, Links to on-line Smithsonian Resources and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions from Art to Zoo, Design, Crafts, Science, History, Technology, Biology, Astronomy, Dinosaurs, Birds, Quilts, Culture, Music, Politics, Geology
	World Book Encyclopedia URL: http://www.worldbook.com/ ODP description: Online version of the complete reference work along with dictionary, atlas, links, magazines, historical documents, audio, video, images, and 3D photographs. Requires free temporary registration with option to buy continued access for full articles. Page title: World Book Encyclopedia \| Free Encyclopedia \| Free Dictionary \| Free Atlas \| Homework Help
	The Probert Encyclopaedia URL: http://www.probert-encyclopaedia.co.uk/ ODP description: Reference source with several hypertext linked entries covering a broad variety of subjects. Page title: Probert Encyclopaedia - Dictionary, Online Encyclopedia, Online Dictionary, Electronic Dictionary Page description: The Probert Encyclopaedia is a free online encyclopedia of over 235,000 references specialising in topics omitted by other encyclopedias
	Hutchinson Encyclopedia URL: http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/ ODP description: "A subset of the content (concise set) is provided for free, the access to the rest of the Hutchinson Encyclopedia requires subscription." Page description: The Hutchinson Encyclopedia is a wide-ranging, comprehensive, and up-to-date family encyclopedia. A total resource of 12 million words, with over 75,000 articles as well as 5,000 photos and illustrations, 700 sound files, 70 animations, and over 40 videos, it is an online companion for all general research, from homework assignments to simple curiosity. A wealth of supplementary material is also included: thousands of quotations, historical...
	Nuttall Encyclopædia of General Knowledge URL: http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Wood-NuttallEncyclopaedia/ ODP description: Approximately 14,000 entries on topics including art, geography, literature, philosophy, religion. Originally published in 1907. Page title: The Nuttall Encyclopædia
	Simple English Wikipedia URL: http://simple.wikipedia.org/ ODP description: User-contributed online encyclopedia intended for people whose first language is not English. Page title: Main Page - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
	Encyberpedia URL: http://www.encyberpedia.com/cyberlinks/links/index.html ODP description: Electronic encyclopedia with its own content as well as over 10,000 links to the best reference sites on the Internet. Page title: Encyberpedia - Gifts of Knowledge and History by Bob.com Page description: Encyberpedia - The most complete summary of Encyclopedia reference information on the Internet---A 5 Star Site. !
	Wikinfo URL: http://www.wikinfo.org/ ODP description: User edited encyclopedia based on Wiki software. Contains articles, information on editing, and a list of differences between this encyclopedia and Wikipedia. Page title: Main Page - Wikinfo

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