Reference sources are available in general or subject specifics contexts and in print or online formats. You need to evaluate each source and determine which are helpful to you and appropriate for you to use.
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Reference materials are good starting points for research projects because they can provide:
Find biographies of people, searching by occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth and death date, and of course by name.
A reference resource for learners of all ages, interests, and learning journeys.
Search hundreds of reference sources - dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases - for topic overviews and links to our other online resources. Includes mind map/concept map search feature.
A collection of reference resources in many subject areas.