Encyclopedias and other reference books will:
• Give you brief facts about your topic.
• Give you a general understanding of your topic.
• Highlight the important things about your topic.
• Help you put your topic into context.
• Provide you with extra sources of information (look at the references for links to scientific articles)
NOTE: You need to log in using your library barcode and PIN in order to access the e-books if you are off-campus. The following titles are a small sample of available resources. To find more resources, search the Library catalogue.
Wikipedia is NOT considered an appropriate or a credible source for academic research. The credibility of the information is questionable because anyone can edit the information in Wikipedia.
Wikipedia, is however a source that you can use (with caution);