To get started with research, find definitive information on a subject, or start developing a topic, consider using a reference resource.
Reference resources such as guides, companions, handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias provide background information on topics and are considered scholarly, peer-reviewed, and appropriate to cite in a research project. They often include bibliographies that can lead you to other good sources and they can give you ideas for narrowing or focusing your topic.
When it comes to your 100 level courses, you'll often have all the resources you need through your syllabus, but for those instances you don't look below for some great resources to get started with!
Rivera, Diego (Mexican painter, 1886-1957). (1945). Panorama of Tenochtitlan showing temples and floating gardens, from The Great City of Tenochtitlan [Fresco]. National Palace Mexico City. https://jstor.org/stable/community.9196112
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Search and access the full text of selected reference books, such as dictionaries and encyclopedias, covering a wide range of subjects.
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