Why Use Reference Books?

• Reference material is a great place to find background information
  
• Shows how a topic fits into a broader subject or discipline
• Helps you to know if there is enough or too much information on a topic
• Provides access to the specific vocabulary which serves as keywords for searching
• Often contains bibliographies which point to key resources and experts to consult

Print Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of modern China  
   Ref. DS775 .E53 2009

Historical dictionary of the Chinese Cultural Revolution  
   Ref. DS778.7 .G86 2006

Food: an authoratative and visual history and dictionary of the foods of the world  
   Ref. TX349 .R58 1980

The Cambridge world history of food  
   Ref. TX353 .C255 2000

Encyclopedia of food and culture  
   Ref. GT2850 .E53 2003

The atlas of food : who eats what, where, and why  
   Ref. TX353 .M55 2008

Nectar & ambrosia: an encyclopedia of food in world mythology  
   Ref. GR498 .A53 2000

Online Encylopedias

Encyclopedia of food and culture 

Encyclopedia of Religion 

Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Countries and their Cultures