Tips
Encyclopedias are great for:
- choosing a topic
- quick self-education
- perspective on a topic
- variant spellings, vocabulary, terminology
- bibliography
Cambridge Histories Online
Excellent resource. Full text. Chapters as pdfs. Extremely high quality essays with rich footnotes and bibliography.
OED
English Language and its history
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) The dictionary that is scholar's preferred source; it goes far beyond definitions.
Encyclopedias to use in addition to Wikipedia:
Specialized Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of American Immigration byCall Number: Olin Library Oversize JV6465 .E53x 2001 +Not available online, in-print only (non-circulating)