Here are entered comprehensive reference works in the English language consisting of explanatory articles arranged alphabetically or topically and not limited to a specific topic. Works of this type in other languages are entered under headings of the type Encyclopedias and dictionaries, [language], e.g. Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French; Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Spanish. Works about encyclopedias and dictionaries in general, and works about English-language encyclopedias and dictionaries, are entered under Encyclopedias and dictionaries with further subdivision, e.g. Encyclopedias and dictionaries--History and criticism. Works consisting of comprehensive alphabetical lists of the words of a specific language, usually with definitions, are entered under the heading for the language with subdivision Dictionaries, e.g. English language--Dictionaries. Works about dictionaries of a specific language are entered under the heading for the language with subdivision Lexicography, e.g. English language--Lexicography. --subdivisions Dictionaries or Encyclopedias under subjects
Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- France -- History. / https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85042997 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79006404-781 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 : Bisconti, Valentina,
Here are entered general encyclopedias issued in electronic form, as well as works about such encyclopedias. Electronic encyclopedias limited to a specific subject are entered under the subject with subdivision Encyclopedias. --subdivision Encyclopedias under subjects
