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Find background information and an overview.  These sources are a good place to begin your research.

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Contains the complete Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, as well as videos, blogs, news, research tools, and links to editor-selected websites.
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Full-text information from about 30 encyclopedias on bioethics, health, psychology, science, and more.
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Search over 60 full-text encyclopedias. A good source for social science and health topics.
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Search most of JMU's reference collection for background articles from encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc.
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A selective guide of reference sources, organized by academic discipline...
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Full-text information from over 200 encyclopedias and dictionaries covering all subjects.
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Full-text information from over 300 encyclopedias and other reference books.
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Facts and full-text overviews of historic events and issues since 1940.
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The premier dictionary of the English language.� Definitions, word origins, and quotations.
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Quick facts from several almanacs.
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Encyclopedia articles and definitions.
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To find specialized encyclopedias on a subject area, do a Word search as follows: encyclopedia* and religion
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