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Background Resources
Reference Sources
Start here to learn the background on a topic, event, person, or theory. You'll find dates, the history, links to other resources and more. Background resources are for your understanding; they are not the in-depth sources you'll use to dig try to answer your research question.
- Credo Reference - All Subjects Search This link opens in a new windowContains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles.
- Science Online This link opens in a new windowPresents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
- World News Digest Online This link opens in a new windowWorld News Digest includes current news, the Year in Review, World at a Glance, and World Almanac facts and statistics.
- Gale Medical Reference This link opens in a new windowCross-searchable collection of several health science titles, including The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Health and Wellness, and The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. To limit a search to an individual title, use the "More" icon and then the "Title List" option.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowBusiness, marketing, demographic, and economic statistics along with content in the form of infographics, company/industry dossiers, market analytics, and forecasts.