Background Information
   
  • 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

 

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

Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life Ref GN333 .W67 1998
Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology Ref GN307 .E527 1996
Dictionary of anthropology Ref GN11 .D48 1986