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Use background sources, such as encyclopedias, textbooks, and Wikipedia, to:
- get an overview of the topic - what people are currently researching or thinking about in an area
- find new keywords to help you search more effectively
- identify citations used in the background source to find primary, scholarly literature on the topic
Background Resources
- Oxford Bibliographies Online. Sociology This link opens in a new windowGuide to scholarly literature in the field of sociology. Subdivided into articles by established scholars covering major categories of research with corresponding bibliographies of recommended resources.
- Credo Reference Unlimited This link opens in a new windowCredo Ready-Reference services feature full-text, aggregated content from hundreds of reference books covering every major subject.
