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COML 1123.102: Going Back and Beyond (Spring 2009)  Tags: literature first_year_writing_seminars travel time linguistics_language_literature  

A guide to research strategies and the resources and services provided by the Cornell University Library.
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Olin Reference Collection

Olin Library Reference Collection

Encyclopedias are great for:

  • choosing a topic
  • educating yourself quickly
  • perspective on a topic
  • variant spellings, vocabulary, terminology
  • bibliography


 

 
 

Top Reference Databases

Go beyond Wikipedia! Use these reference databases to find authoritative background articles.

  • Literature Resource Center  
      
    A complete literature database combining biographical, bibliographical, and contextual information on authors and their works (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism).
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library  
      
  • Reference Universe  
      
    An index of over 10,000 specialized encyclopedias, compendia and handbooks. Great tool to find print resources.
  • Cambridge Histories Online  
      
    Provides full text online access to the complete 250-plus volumes of Camgbridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects.
 

Recommended Subject Encyclopedias

  • Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa (Online) - Philip Mattar, editor in chief
    Call Number: Olin Library Reference DS43 .E53 2004 +
    ISBN/ISSN: 0028657691
    "Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations’ involvement in the region. Each country in the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy, and government."
  • Encyclopedia of African History - Kevin Shillington, editor
    Call Number: Olin Reference DT20 .E53 2005
    ISBN/ISSN: 1579582451
  • Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
    Call Number: Olin Library DT155.3 .V64x 2002
    ISBN/ISSN: 0810841002
  • Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara - John Middleton, editor in chief
    Call Number: Olin Reference / Africana Reference DT351 .E53x 1997
    ISBN/ISSN: 0684804662
  • Encyclopedia of Travel Literature
    Call Number: Uris Reference G465 .B765x 2000
    ISBN/ISSN: 0874369401
  • Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia
    Call Number: Olin Reference G465 .L565 2003 +
    ISBN/ISSN: 1579582478
 
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