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Reference Sources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks, and may be found in print or online.
Examples: The Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies, Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices; Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Books, or mongraphs, are longer texts on a single topic that may be written by one or more authors and may be found in print or online.
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Articles are shorter texts found in journals or magazines that usually explore a topic in greater depth than books. They may be written by one or more authors and may be found in print or online.
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Use to help choose a topic, narrow a topic, identify search terms, get overviews of topics, find additional information sources, and find facts.
Use to help choose a topic, get detailed overviews of topics, learn about your topic in greater depth, and find evidence to support your argument.
Use to find the latest research and thinking on your topic, to learn about a very specific aspect of your topic, and to find evidence to support your argument.