Meyers Enzyklopädisches Lexikon (Meyer's Encyclopedic Lexicon)
Call number: AE27 .M6 1978 (Reference) - Meyer's consists of. 25 vols. with entries of varying length on art, science, history, geography, biography, international organizations and much more. Maps include major cities of the world, Germany and German-speaking countries. Each volume has 4-5 longer essays on broad topics, and the final volume lists authors, titles and the location of the longer essays.
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie (Brockhaus Encyclopedia)
Call number: AE27 .G67 1986 (LRA) - 24 vol. encyclopedia consisting mostly of brief entries covering the arts, geography, history, international studies, politics, science, and more. Longer essays on "key subjects" (Schluesselbegriffe) are inserted occasionally (identified by a blue line in the margin), and the yearbooks (1993-present) contain full-length articles on major issues in Germany, Europe, and the world. The set also includes a 3-vol. German dictionary, a one volume German-English Dictionary, a volume of addenda, and an index to the biographical entries. Many full-color illustrations.
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie : Jahrbücher (annuals from the previous title) AE27 .G67 1986 (Reference) 21 volumes (1993 - 2012) covering world events of the given year, news from individual countries, annual awards and prizes and more.
Die deutschsprachige Sachliteratur (Non-fiction in German)
Call number: Z1035.3 .D53 (Reference) - 1978 work containing broad philosophical essays on the most important books written in German in the arts and sciences, including Catholic and Protestant theology. Focus is on post-1945 developments, although older works are mentioned in order to present historical trends.
