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 Latina : history, culture, and society in the United States

Ref E184.S75 E587 2005
Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life Ref GN333 .W67 1998
Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology Ref GN307 .E527 1996

Encyclopedia of accounting systems

Ref HF5635 .E54 1994

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