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1.3 What Are Some Good Background Sources?
General encyclopedias
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Ref AE5 .E363 1998
- Academic American Ref AE5 .A23 1995
Specialized encyclopedias (Hundreds of these are available, consult with a reference librarian or the online Subject Guides to find one for your subject.)
- Civil Rights in the United States Ref E184 .A1 C47 2000
- Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior Ref HV6017 .E53 2001
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues Ref GE10 .E53 2000
- Encyclopedia of the Holocaust Ref D804.3 .E53 1990
- From Suffrage to the Senate: An Encyclopedia of American Women in Politics Ref HQ1236.5 .U6 S32 1999
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology also online as Access Science Ref Q121 .M3 1997
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World Ref DS35.53 .O95 1995
Reviews of specific topics
Finding background sources
- Ask a librarian
- Check the library catalog. In "Advanced Search" you can limit a broad subject search to the Reference Collection.
- Browse the "Background and Reference Information" section of a relevant "Research Subject Guide" or the "Reference Sources" webpage.
- Search for your topic in the Gale Virtual Reference Library or Reference Universe.
 
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