Reference Resources - HUM 2051 and HUM 2052 - Civilization I & II - Research Guides at Florida Institute of Technology

What are reference materials?

Reference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, almanacs, and handbooks that can provide background information about your research topic. Reference resources are a great place to begin if you are researching an unfamiliar topic.

Electronic Reference

Gale eBooks
An online library of encyclopedias and specialized ebooks series for multidisciplinary research. Subjects include Art; Business; Government and Law; History; Language and Literature; Science; Social Sciences; and Technology.
Credo Reference
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Featured Reference Books

These are selected reference books pertaining to Western Civilization. To find more academic books on your topic, click the "Books & eBooks" tab for links.

Encyclopedia of the Culture Wars by Roger Chapman
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780765617613
The Greenwood encyclopedia of clothing through world history by Jill Condora
Call Number: GT507 .G74 2008 (Reference)

ISBN: 9780313336621

This book is located on the first floor of the Evans Library.
Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music
Call Number: ML105 .H38 1996 (Reference)

ISBN: 0674372999

This book is located on the first floor of the Evans Library
The Encyclopaedia of the Renaissance by Bergin, Thomas G. and Jennifer Speake
Available online