Background Resources
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
- Encyclopedia of Life Sciences This link opens in a new windowContains articles related to the various fields of life sciences. Topics range from cell biology to ecology, and include abstracts, illustrations, reference and readings, and more.
- AccessScience Encyclopedia of Science and Technology This link opens in a new windowSource of reference for major scientific disciplines. Useful to identify and locate primary research material, videos, and teaching material.
- 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.
