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Why Use Reference Materials?
Reference sources:
- Provide background info/brief overviews on a subject
- Provide key terms, persons, etc. to add to database searches
- Lead to more useful sources
- Help you narrow down your topic
Online Reference Sources
- Credo Reference Online This link opens in a new windowA variety of ready reference & subject specific reference titles from highly respected publishers
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new windowReference e-books covering a variety of disciplines including popular culture, the arts, education, history, law, literature, religion, science, and social science
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowSearch a variety of Oxford reference books online
Historical Topic?
- History Reference Center This link opens in a new windowOffers full text from nearly 2000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 81,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 40,000 images, including historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video
