Subject Guide
Melissa Jones
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Why Use a Reference Source?
See scholarly reference sources like dictionaries, directories, and encyclopedias before books or articles to give yourself a solid background in your subject. They'll contextualize your topic and synthesize a vast amount of information that would otherwise take you a long time to amass. Entries in reference sources usually contain a list of respected sources to launch your research. They're also helpful for brainstorming and learning the vocabulary of the field: you'll get better database search results if you use appropriate search terms.
Online Reference
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text online versions of general and subject dictionaries and encyclopedias.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowProvides online, full text access to Gale subject encyclopedias and dictionaries.
- Literature Resource Center (LRC) This link opens in a new windowFull-text biographical, bibliographical, and critical analysis of more than 100,000 world authors and works throughout history and across all literary genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and journalism). Enables you to search by literary movement (e.g., Harlem Renaissance), gender, or author ethnicity (e.g., African American).
Encyclopedias
The Columbia Guide to American Indian Literatures of the United States Since 1945Call Number: LAU Stacks PS153.I52 C573 2006 and Online
Companion to American Literature and CultureCall number: Online
Encyclopedia of American Indian HistoryCall Number: LAU Ref Stacks E77 .E48 2008 v. 1-4
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains IndiansCall Number: LAU Ref Stacks E78.G73 E53 2007
Native American Literatures: An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and ThemesCall Number: LAU Stacks PS153.I52 W47 1999
Native North American LiteratureCall Number: LAU Ref Stacks PS508.I5 N38 1994
The Oxford Handbook of Indigenous American LiteratureCall Number: LAU Stacks PS153.I52 O84 2014
Treaties with American Indians: An Encyclopedia of Rights, Conflicts, and SovereigntyCall Number: LAU Ref Stacks KF8203.6 .T74 2008 v. 1-3
