Why Use Reference Books?
Using the right reference materials helps you to:
- Better frame your research question
- Identify key trends
- Identify key individuals in developing major concepts of the field
- Identify key scholars who write in the discipline
- Use authoritative sources
Finding Statistical Sources
Sometimes you can find the statistics you need in a journal article, but frequently discipline related statistics are gathered and reported in different formats.
Reference Works Online
Using Handbooks & Encyclopedias to Locate Background Information
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Historical Dictionary of American Education by Call Number: ebookISBN: 0585392021Publication Date: 1999-01-01 -
Encyclopedia of American Education by Call Number: LB17 .U54 2007ISBN: 0816068879Publication Date: 2007-06-01 -
Encyclopedia of Christian Education by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780810884939Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Finding Education-related Reference Books and e-Books
The Library Catalog provides access to reference books as well as traditional collections of essays and monographs. The following searches show how you might limit your search to a particular type of reference.