PAID 111 Section 07: Wisdom-Dawson (Fall 2025)
Severance (Ling Ma)
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: Group Activity
Group 1: Pretend you are researching how books are printed and put together.
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Encyclopedia of the Book
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Call Number: Ref Z118 .G55 1996ISBN: 9781884718151Publication Date: 1996 -
Group 2: Pretend you are researching how international companies function.
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Encyclopedia of Management
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Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781410389350Publication Date: 2019Covers numerous topics in management theories and applications, such as aggregate planning, benchmarking, logistics, diversification strategy, non-traditional work arrangements, performance measurement, productivity measures, supply chain management, and much more.
Group 3: Pretend you are researching the history of printing Bibles.
Group 4: Pretend you are researching Chinese immigration to the United States.
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Encyclopedia of American Immigration
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Call Number: Ref JV6465 .E53 2010Publication Date: 2010 ; 2021This three-volume set covers the full breadth of American immigration history in 525 alphabetically arranged and easy-to-understand articles. Available as a print book (2010) and an e-book (2021).
Group 5: Pretend you are researching other immigrant Chinese-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
Group 6: Pretend you are researching life in China.
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