Why use subject specific dictionaries and encyclopedias?
Reference resources like those listed here will help you develop a working knowledge of your topic. These materials will lead you deeper into the research through their summation of the topic, introduction to related concepts and events, and the bibliographies used to create them.
Online
- GVRL - Gale Virtual Reference Library Encyclopedias This link opens in a new window
Get background information to contextualize your topic. Discover keywords to use for searching later. - OED - Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The best English language dictionary in the world. It provides the history of words including their first recorded use.
Print (located in the reference area)
Garner's Modern American Usage by Call Number: REF: PE2827 .G37 2009ISBN: 0195382757Publication Date: 2009-08-27
The Penguin Atlas of Media and Information by Call Number: REF: P91 .B29 2001ISBN: 0142000175Publication Date: 2001-09-01
Talking about People by Call Number: REF: P301 .M33 1997ISBN: 1573560693Publication Date: 1997-10-09
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