Reference Works
(encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, atlases, handbooks, guides, etc.)
 | These are good starting points. They provide short background information that makes more specific information understandable and are useful when you are trying to find key ideas, dates, people, or concepts. These works give hard facts, such as statistics, formulas, definitions, etc. Entries and articles provide objective, unbiased information. Subject-specific works provide more scholarly information. Reference works are available in print volumes and as online databases. Many print reference works have an online equivalent. |
