Encyclopedias are excellent reference sources to consult as you begin your research papers. They provide an overview, give background, introduce major events and historical personages, offering a brief list of sources to help you get started. The Libraries have an extensive collection of encyclopedias, some in print as well as many ones online.
There are general encyclopedias, such as the Encyclopedia Britannica, or subject-specific ones, such as African American Culture : an Encyclopedia of People, Traditions, and Customs. Search the UF Libraries Catalog for subject encyclopedias with a keyword search: [your topic] and the word "encyclopedia."
Examples: encyclopedia and "civil war;" encyclopedia and women; encyclopedia and immigration.
Tulsa Syllabus A Bibliography of Scholarly Sources
"This resource is intended to help students, researchers, activists, educators, the press and general public gain a better understanding of how race and racism is manifest in Tulsa, why the city of Tulsa continues to be divided along racial lines in terms of physical space, socio-political boundaries, economic prosperity, and lingering historical trauma. Ultimately, the list helps us understand race in America, through the focus on one city in one state."
Ann Lewis Women's Suffrage Collection
The Ann Lewis Women's Suffrage Collection is a privately owned collection amassed over twenty years. It is comprised of more than 1,200 books, objects, correspondence, periodicals, lobbying materials, postcards, and more.
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