Gale Reference

Search entries from various subject encyclopedias covering multiple disciplines. opens new windowView book titles.

Try a opens new windowsubject search. Examples:
-opens new windowCommunity Theatre
-opens new windowPerforming Arts
-opens new windowTheatre

Check out the Topic Finder!
Click Advanced Search, then click the Topic Finder tab. Key in a search term and select "wheel" or "tiles." From the visualization display, click a term to get narrower results displayed in the "Results" box.

Wheel Display

Gale Topic Finder

Tile Display
Gale Topic Finder

Credo Reference

Sample Titles:

Use the Topic Pages feature to view related topics.
Examples: opens new window Performing Arts, opens new windowBroadway (New York, N.Y.) and opens new windowTheatre Mind Map (shown below)

Credo Reference Mind Map

Print Reference Books in the Library

The Library Reference Collection includes handbooks, subject dictionaries and encyclopedias, history and criticism and more. Browse the reference shelves or search the Library catalog and limit to Reference Collection.
Subject examples: