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Why Search Reference Sources & Books

Search Academic Encyclopedias and  Reference Sources for reliable introductory background information.

Quickly get up to speed on your topic with vetted reference sources: Reference sources generally provide:

  • Brief, factual overviews of topics
  • Important dates, events, and people associated with a topic
  • Terminology and definitions of terms related to a topic
  • Articles written by authors with expertise in the subject matter
  • Bibliographies of sources for further reading.

E Reference Sources (Digital Encyclopedias and Digests)

Ebooks - Read Books for More Comprehensive Coverage on a Topic