PAID 111 Section 19: Drews (Fall 2025)
Reference Sources
Explore these reference sources from Preus Library as you get started on your research.
TIP:
A reference source summarizes facts and concepts on a topic and provides useful background information. Reference sources include dictionaries and encyclopedias.
General & Online
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
An online collection of over 600 full-text reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more. -
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 3,000 reference works, covering all disciplines. -
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
This online source provides access to subject and language reference works from Oxford University Press. In addition to text, access is provided to maps and illustrations, timelines, web sites, and bibliographies. -
Encyclopaedia Britannica This link opens in a new windowOver 72,000 articles from the encyclopedia and Britannica Book of the Year. Over 10,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, flags and more. Includes Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary with over 75,000 definitions and pronunciation guides. Continuously revised.
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Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window
Provides full text online access to the complete 250-plus volumes of Cambridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects. Use the lower "Search Cambridge Histories" search box to find Luther-held content.
Reference Sources: Class Activities
Group 1: Pretend you want to research the history of Vietnam prior to the war.
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Historical Dictionary of Vietnam
Call Number: Ref DS556.25 .D85 2006ISBN: 9780810850538Publication Date: 2006Also available as an e-book.
Group 2: Pretend you want to research U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war.
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The Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War
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Call Number: Ref DS557.5 .A54 2002
Group 3: Pretend you want to research Vietnamese immigration to the United States.
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Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
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Call Number: Ebook (multi-user)Publication Date: 2014
Group 4: Pretend you want to research the experience of Vietnamese-Americans in the United States.
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Asian American History and Culture
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Call Number: Ref E184.A75 A8287 2010 v.1-2
Group 5: Pretend you want to research Vietnamese-American writers.
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New Immigrant Literatures in the United States
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Call Number: Ref PS153.M56 N475 1996ISBN: 0313289689Publication Date: 1996
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