Encyclopedias can be great for helping you find background information and key terms on a given subject. They introduce you to the terminology, concepts, and issues in a given field.
Includes the Encyclopaedia Britannica, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an interactive world atlas, magazine and journal articles, images, videos, primary resources, and more.
You can find more encyclopedias by searching the FGCU Library Catalog.
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Extinction
Encyclopedia of Coastal Science
Encyclopedia of Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Wikipedia Do's and Don'ts
DON'T cite Wikipedia in your papers or projects.
DO use Wikipedia to find background information and terminology.
DO look at and evaluate the References at the end of Wikipedia articles. There may be some good stuff!
