This is a selective guide to encyclopedias in the British Library reading rooms, arranged by geographical area. Brief title details only are given. Shelfmarks are given at the end of each entry. Electronic resources can be accessed in the Electronic Resources Rooms in both Humanities - Floor 1 and 2.
| General Guides/Bibliographies Britain/North America Western Europe Scandinavia/Baltic States Eastern Europe Australasia Middle East and Africa Asia Online encyclopedias |
General Guides/Bibliographies |
| Collison, Robert Lewis Wright, Encyclopaedias: their history throughout the ages. Second edition. New York & London: Hafner, 1966. |
| HLR 030.9 |
| Ryan, Joe, First stop: The master index to subject encyclopedias. Phoenix, Az.: Oryx Press, 1989. |
| HLR Enquiry Desk 032.016 |
| Walsh, S. Padraig, Anglo-American general encyclopedias. A historical bibliography, 1703-1967. New York, London: R. R. Bowker Co., 1968. |
| HLR 032.016 |
| Not on the open shelves: |
| Kister, Kenneth F., Kister's best encyclopedias: a comparative guide to general and specialized encyclopedias. 2nd edition. Phoenix, Az: Oryx Press, 1994. |
| 95/35845 DSC |
Britain/North America |
| The Encyclopædia Britannica. Eleventh edition. Cambridge University Press: 1910-11. Online version |
| HLR 032 |
| The new encyclopaedia Britannica. 15th edition (revised). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, c2010. Online version onsite access only |
| HLR 032 |
| The Cambridge encyclopedia. 4th edition. Cambridge University Press, 2000. |
| HLR 032 |
| Chambers's Encyclopædia. New revised edition, reprinted with corrections. London: International Learning Systems Corporation, 1970. |
| HLR 032 |
| The Columbia encyclopedia. 6th edition. New York: Columbia University Press, c2000. Online version is available at www.bartleby.com/65/; may also be searched via Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) (onsite access only) |
| HLR 032 AME |
| Encyclopedia Americana. International edition. New York: Americana Corporation, 1977. |
| HLR 032 AME |
| The Macmillan Encyclopedia. London: Macmillan, 2001. An online version is accessible via Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) - onsite access only. |
HLR 032 |
| Pears cyclopaedia. London: Penguin, 1898- . Latest edition. |
| HLR Enquiry Desk 032.02 |
Western Europe |
France |
| Encyclopaedia universalis. 4e édition. Paris: Encyclopaedia universalis, 1996. |
| HLR 034.1 |
| Encyclopaedia universalis. Chiffres du monde 1996. 4e édition. Paris: Encyclopaedia universalis, 1996. |
| HLR 034.1 |
| Larousse, Pierre. Grand Larousse encyclopédique. Paris, 1960-64. Supplément. Paris, [1968]. Larousse du XXe siècle. Publié sous la direction de Paul Auge. Paris, [1928-33]. Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle. Paris: Administration du Grand dictionnaire universel, 1865-1890. |
| HLL 034.1 |
| La Grande Encyclopédie. Inventaire raisonné des sciences, des lettres et des arts. Par une société de savants et de gens de lettres, sous la direction de M Berthelot. Paris, Tours, [1887]. |
| HLR 034.1 |
| Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres. Mis en ordre & publié par M. Diderot. La partie mathematique, par M. d'Alembert. Genève, 1772, 54-72. Online version onsite access only |
| RAR 034.1 |
Germany |
| Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. 17., völlig neubearbeitete Auflage des Grossen Brockhaus. Wiesbaden, 1966-1981. |
| HLR 033.1 |
| Brockhaus, die Enzyklopädie. 20. überarbeitete und aktualisierte Aufl. Leipzig, 1996-c1999. |
HLR 033.1 |
Greece |
| Eleutheroudake Enkyklopaidikon lexikon. Dieuthyntes: Kostas Eleutheroudakes. en Athenais, [1927-31]. |
| HLR 039.89 |
Italy |
| Grande dizionario enciclopedico. Torino : UTET, 1998 -1993. |
| HLR 035.1 |
| Enciclopedia italiana. Milano, 1936-39. Appendice. Roma, 1938- . |
| HLR 035.1 |
Netherlands/Belgium [Flemish] |
| Grote Winkler Prins encyclopedie. 8e geheel nieuwe druk. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1979-1984. Supplement 1960. Amsterdam, Brussel, 1960- . |
| HLR 033.931 |
Portugal |
| Grande enciclopédia portuguesa e brasileira. Lisboa: Zairol, 1998. |
| HLR 036.9 |
Spain |
| Enciclopedia Universal Ilustrada Europeo-Americana. Barcelona, [1907- .] Suplemento anual. [1935- .] |
| HLR 036.1 |
| Diccionario enciclopedico Salvat universal. 14. edition. Barcelona: Salvat, 1975-76. |
| HLR 036.1 |
| Gran enciclopedia Rialp. Madrid: Ediciones Rialp, 1971-1976. |
| HLR 036.1 |
Switzerland |
| Schweizer Lexikon. Luzern: Verlag Schweizer Lexikon, [1991]-c1993. |
| HLR 033.1 SWI |
Scandinavia / Baltic States |
Denmark |
| Salmonsens Konversations Leksikon. Anden Udgave. Redigeret af C. Blangstrup. København, 1915-30. |
| HLR 038.81 |
Estonia |
| Eesti entsüklopeedia ...Redaktsioonitoimkond: R. Kleis ... [and others.] Tartu, 1932-37. |
| HLR 039.945 |
Finland |
| Otavan iso tietosanakirja. Encyclopaedia fennica. Toimituskunta: Paavo Ravila. Helsinki, 1960-65. |
| HLR 039.945 |
Iceland |
| Islenska alfræiorabokin. Reykjavik: Orn og Orlygur, 1990. |
| HLR 038.691 |
Lithuania |
| Lietuviškoji tarybine enciklopedija. Vilnius: Mokslas, 1976- . |
| HLR 037.1 |
Norway |
| Aschehougs konversasjonsleksikon. Femte utgave. Redaktører, Arthur Holmesland. Oslo: H. Aschehoug, 1968-77. |
| HLR 038.82 |
| Gyldendals store konversasjonsleksikon. Annen utgave. Hovedredaktorer, Francis Bull. [Oslo],1965. |
| HLR 038.82 |
Sweden |
| Nationalencyklopedin ett uppslagsverk på vetenskaplig grund utarbetat på initiativ av Statens kulturråd Höganäs: Bra böcker, c1989-1996. |
| HLR 038.7
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| Svensk uppslagsbok. Huvudredaktorer: Gunnar Carlquist, Josef Carlsson. Malmö, 1949-55. |
| HLR 038.7 |
Eastern Europe |
Bulgaria |
| Bulgarska entsiklopediia. [By N.G. Danchov and I.G. Danchov.] Sofiia, 1936. |
HLR 037.811 |
| Bulgarska entsiklopediia A-IA. Glaven redaktor Evgeni Golovinski. Sofiia: Trud: Bulgarska Entsiklopediia, 2002. |
| HLR 037.811 |
| Kratka bulgarska entsiklopediia. Sofiia: Bulgarska akademiia na naukite, 1963- 1969. |
| HLR 037.811
|
Croatia |
| Enciklopedija Leksikografskog zavoda. Direktor Miroslav Krleza. Zagreb: Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod, 1966-69. |
HLR 037.82 |
| Hrvatska enciklopedija. Zagreb: Leksikografski zavod "Miroslav Krleza", 1999- . |
| HLR 037.82 |
Czech Republic |
| Všeobecná encyklopedie. Vyd.1. Praha: Nakl. Dum, OP, 1996-1998. |
| HLR 037.86 |
Hungary |
| Révai Nagy Lexikona. [Editor in chief: Mór János Révai.] Budapest, 1911-35. |
| HLR 039.945 |
| Magyar nagylexikon. 1. magyar nyelvu kiad. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1993- . |
| HLR 039.945 |
Russia |
| Bol'shaia sovetskaia entsiklopediia. Glavnyi redaktor A. M. Prokhorov. Tret'e izdanie. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo Sovetskaia entsiklopediia, 1970-81. |
| HLR 037.1 |
| Bol'shaia sovetskaia entsiklopediia. Glavnyi redaktor O. IU. Shmidt. Moskva, 1926-47. |
| HLR 037.1 |
| Bol'shaia sovetskaia entsiklopediia. Great Soviet encyclopedia (New York: Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan, 1974-1983. |
| HLR 037.1 |
| Entsiklopedicheskii slovar'. Pod redaktsiei I.E. Andreevskago. S. Peterburg, 1890-1907. |
| HLR 037.1 |
Ukraine |
| Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Toronto; London: University of Toronto Press, c1984-88. |
| HLR 037.91 |
Australasia |
| Encyclopaedia of Australia. Compiled by Andrew and Nancy Learmonth. 2nd edition. London, New York: Frederick Warne & Co., [1973]. |
| HLR 994.003
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| An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Edited by A. H. McLintock. Wellington: R. E. Owen, Government Printer, 1966. |
| HLR 993.003 |
Middle East and Africa |
| Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East. Edited by Reeva S. Simon, Philip Mattar, Richard W. Bulliet. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1996. |
| OIB 956.003 |
| The Cambridge encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa. Executive editor, Trevor Mostyn. Cambridge University Press, 1988. |
| OIB 956.003 |
| Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East & North Africa. 2nd edition. Detroit, Mich.: Macmillan Reference USA, c2004. |
| OIB 956.003 |
| Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara. New York: C. Scribner's Sons; London: Simon & Schuster, c1997. |
| HLR 967.003 |
Asia |
| Perkins, Dorothy, Encyclopedia of China. Chicago: London: Fitzroy Dearborn, c1999. |
| OIK 951.003 |
| Encyclopedia of new China. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987. |
| OIK 951.003 |
| The Cambridge encyclopedia of Japan. Cambridge University Press, 1993. |
| OIM 952.003 |
Online encyclopedias |
| A number of online encyclopedias are listed in the British Library's Virtual Reference Library. Some are freely available on the Internet, others are available onsite only, in British Library Reading Rooms at St Pancras. |
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