 |
||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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
Browsing
Reference Collection- 2nd FloorGeneral Collection- 3rd Floor A-N, 4th Floor P-Z
Encyclopedia of Sociology Ref HM 17.E53 1991
The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology Ref HM 17. J64 1991
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Ref HQ.E 52 2003