Overview sources are great tools with which to begin a research project. They may be helpful for obtaining a general overview of a subject, and they may also help in the narrowing of research topics and in placing a topic in the proper context.
Some sources, such as subject dictionaries, will provide an introduction to the specific language of a subject or discipline. Sources may cover a fairly broad subject area or a particular aspect or topic in the discipline.
Entries will often include a bibliography, and they may reference additional related books, articles, documents, and other useful sources.
Credo Reference is an online reference library that provides access to a growing selection of reference books. Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations, and a range of subject-specific titles from art to accountancy and literature to law (and all aspects of popular music!). Credo Reference generates a network of cross-references that provide an easy-to-follow trail to related information contained anywhere within the library. For example, search "Kurt Cobain," "British Invasion and Music," "electric guitar," or "Rap Music" for articles from a variety of encyclopedias and dictionaries.
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