Reference Databases

UCOLL 300 - Unit II - Reference Citations

These resources are great for getting background information on a topic, learning the vocabulary of the topic, and organizing your thoughts.

• Sage Knowledge
  collection of academic encyclopedias focusing on the social sciences

• Gale Virtual Reference
  contains some reference tools, and other ebook collections

• Oxford Reference Online
  academic dictionaries, encyclopedias with emphasis on the humanities, social sciences, and general science

• Oxford English Dictionary
  *the* authority on the English language; use to research a word or phrase history, timelines, historical quotations

• Science Reference Tools