What are Reference Books?
Reference books, such as an encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary, handbook, etc., contain authoritative, relatively brief information or facts for consultation. They are not intended to be read cover to cover.
The library has print reference books, eReference books and reference databases.
Reference ebooks include online full text handbooks, specialized encyclopedias, subject dictionaries, atlases, and other sources. They provide objective background information, quick facts, statistics, biographies, and more.
How to Find Reference Books & Ebooks
- Catalog This link opens in a new window
To find a reference title:
- Go to the library catalog. Key in the title and choose Reference Collection in the View Entire Collection drop menu. Scroll the list and click on an ebook. A link to the full text ebook is provided on the record page.
- Search or browse a reference database.
Selected Reference Ebook Databases
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
- Oxford Handbooks Online: Religion This link opens in a new window
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Sample Reference Ebooks
Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices by
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780765683021Publication Date: 2013Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 5 vols. by
Call Number: EbookISBN: 0028657748Publication Date: 2004
Sample Entry: Nursing EthicsEncyclopedia Judaica by
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780028659282Publication Date: 2006The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History by
Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2009An Encyclopedia of the History of Technology by
Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 1996New Catholic Encyclopedia by
Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2002