LibGuides: Anthropology: Finding Reference Works

Online Reference Tools

Use one of these online reference collections or sources to find background information on your topic.

Oxford Reference Online
Contains facts, figures, definitions, and translations in most fields, from art and architecture to science.
Credo Reference
Search and access the full text of selected reference books, such as dictionaries and encyclopedias, covering a wide range of subjects.
Gale eBooks (formerly Virtual Reference Library)
Search and access the full text of selected reference books, such as dictionaries and encyclopedias, covering a wide range of subjects.
Sage Research Methods Online
Database of over 600 books, handbooks, and journal articles focusing on research design and methods in the social sciences.
Data.census.gov
Replaces the decommissioned American FactFinder. Interactive data and mapping from the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes population, housing, and other social and economic data from the decennial census of population and housing, the economic census, and from annual surveys and estimates programs.