Background Information

Reference Collection

  • Reference sources are not usually read from cover to cover.
  • They are meant to be consulted quickly.
  • Most reference sources provide useful indexes and/or tables of contents to look up specific information.

Specialized Encyclopedias and Dictionaries provide:

  • brief summaries of topics or concepts
  • provide an outline of a field of study
  • useful starting points when researching a new topic
  • references for further reading

Browsing

Reference Collection- 2nd Floor
General Collection- 3rd Floor A-N, 4th Floor P-Z

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Ref KF4548 .E53 1986
Encyclopedia of constitutional amendments, proposed amendments, and amending issues, 1789-1995 Ref KF4557 .V555 1996
The Bicentennial concordance : indexes to the Constitution of the United States of America Ref KF4528.5 .B53 1992

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