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Finding Reference Sources in HuskieSearch

Filter your results in HuskieSearch by Genre to find reference sources. Reference sources may appear as dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, manuals, biographies, etc.

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Reference sources are used to give an overview of a subject, quickly locate facts, definitions, histories, dates, etc. Examples include dictionaries (which define a conept in a couple sentences), encyclopedias (which summarize a topic in a couple paragraphs or pages), handbooks (which give guidance, instructions or summaries of a topic), and biographies (which describe someone's life).

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