What is a Reference Source?
What is a Reference Resource?
A Reference Source is usually a physical or digital document that you would refer to for more information about a topic. When doing academic research, it is sometimes much better to consult a reference resource than to type your question into google. Reference resources are usually curated around specific topics, making them more credible and informative than the advertisement suggestion that will pop up at the top of your google search!
Examples of Reference resources:
- Dictionaries
- Thesauruses
- Encyclopedias
- Almanacs
- Indexes
- Concordances
- Atlases
General Subject Reference
- Cambridge Core This link opens in a new window
Selected books, journals articles, and reference books published by Cambridge University Press.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
Encyclopaedia Britannica Public Library Edition.
- Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Online encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books on all subjects, published by Oxford University Press.
Note that in CrossSearch, many topics, events, groups, etc., have a "Research Starter" entry at the top of the results. This is a great way to get started, often with timelines, jumping-off points for other references, and important terms and themes in that topic.
Selected Subject Reference
Modern China by Call Number: JC311 .M54 1998ISBN: 0815307209Publication Date: 1997-11-01Available in Dinand Reference
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia by Call Number: DS4 +E53 2002ISBN: 0684806177Publication Date: 2002-11-27Available in Dinand Reference
Southeast Asia by Call Number: DS524 .S68 2004ISBN: 1576077705Publication Date: 2004-10-13Available in Dinand Reference.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of China by Call Number: DS735.A2 +B47 2009ISBN: 9780977015948Publication Date: 2008-01-01Available in Dinand Reference
Companion Encyclopedia of Asian PhilosophyCall Number: B121 .C66 2002
Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, ZenCall Number: BL1005 .L4813 1989Available in Dinand Reference.
The Columbia Guide to Asian American HistoryCall Number: E184.O6 C64 2001
A Companion to Asian Art and ArchitectureCall Number: Visual Arts Wing N7340 .C63 2011
