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Encyclopedias and Other Reference Sources

Selected reference sources to begin and enhance your research.

Encyclopedias

Like Wikipedia (the free online encyclopedia), the Library's academic encyclopedias offer background information on thousands of topics to get you started with your research. Edited and authored by academics and scholars, the Library's encyclopedias provide information that is appropriate to cite in your research paper.

Multi-Subject Encyclopedia Collections

Subject Encyclopedias: Arts and Humanities

Subject Encyclopedias: Social Sciences

Subject Encyclopedias: Sciences

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