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History Research Guide

Examples of Reference Sources

When to Use

Use Reference books to:

  • Get ideas for a research paper
  • Obtain background material to help familiarize yourself with your topic
  • Locate definitions of terms and concepts
  • Find keywords to search with
  • Find bibliographies suggesting additional resources on your topic
  • Find important authors on your topic
  • Find important works on your topic

Examples of Reference Books:

  • encyclopedias, almanacs, handbooks, dictionaries, bibliographies, atlas

 

Search tip! Add one of the words above to you search in the University's catalog to find additional reference books!

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