Encyclopedias
Why start your research with an encyclopedia?
Encyclopedias are useful for
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Getting ideas. Browse a detailed table of contents or topic outline.
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Getting an overview or summary about a subject.
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Identifying keywords you can use to search the online catalog, databases, and the web. Keep track of the keywords you come across as you read.
Read the topic overviews for background information on topics such as
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human trafficking
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sweatshops
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women in politics
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women's rights
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cosmetic surgery
Recommended Online Reference Encyclopedias
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowFull-text reference entries in subjects from Art to Technology.
- Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowCovers current controversial issues in pro/con viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to Web sites, and magazine and newspaper articles.
- History Reference Source This link opens in a new windowFull-text documents from more than 1,620 reference books.
Under Source Types, select Reference Books.
Recommended Subject Encyclopedias
Following is a list of recommended encyclopedias covering various aspects of women's issues and immigration.
- Feminism and Women's Rights Worldwide byCall Number: Ref. HQ1180 .F424 2010
- Women in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document CollectionCall Number: Ref. HQ1410 .W6468 2017 Holdings:
- People of Color in the United States: Contemporary Issues in Education, Work, Communities, Health, and ImmigrationCall Number: Ref. E184 .A1 P384 2016
The Making of Modern Immigration: An Encyclopedia of People and IdeasCall Number: Ref. JV6450 .M363 2012
Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and IntegrationCall Number: Ref. JV6450 .I5536 2013Also available as an e-book.
