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What are Reference Works?
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To find reference materials for your research topic try a search in library search combining keywords. For example: african americans history bibliography |
Find Reference Sources
To find companions, handbooks, or bibliographies you can search library search or your topic and (handbook OR encyclopedia).
You can also try searching the portals to these resources below.
Oxford Bibliographies, annotated bibliographies that provide a gateway to research in particular subfields of History.
Cambridge Companions, guides to various Historical literature topics.
Routledge Handbooks, book-length companions to various topics.
Oxford Handbooks, reviews of scholarly literature.
Annual Reviews Online, reviews of scholarly literature in the sciences and social sciences.
Encyclopedias
Below is a handful of Emory's most recent encyclopedias. To find more on the same topic, go to the catalog record by clicking on the link below. Then click on relevant subject headings.
Biographical Information
- American National Biography This link opens in a new windowSource of biographical information of people from different eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture.
- Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new windowAccess wide-ranging materials that focus on the lives and events that have shaped African American and African history and culture. Comprised of five major encyclopedias and additional reference sources from Oxford University Press.