Once you’ve settled on a topic and determined the best keywords to search, educate yourself on the topic. Once again, note any new key terms, phrases, issues, etc. as you find information. For more help finding reference sources, see our full list of Dictionaries and Encyclopedias.
Provides in-depth reports on topics pertaining to current issues. Reports provide an overview, historical background, pro/con arguments, chronological information, and a bibliography of the topic. Includes legal, political, and social issues, communication and mass media, health, education, science, and technology from 1923 to present.
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, guides, handbooks, biographies and other reference works. Covers all subjects including arts, business, education, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, philosophy, religion, science, and social science.
The Encyclopedia Britannica was first published in 1768 and is the oldest English-language general encyclopedia. See more details about this 3-volume edition, pictured below.
