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ENGL 0997 - Fundamentals of Writing and Reading II

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What types of information do reference materials contain?

  • Short overviews of topics, issues, problems, and subject areas
  • Historical information about the development of your topic
  • Definitions, statistics, and other factual information

Why use reference materials?

  • Get ideas for narrowing your topic from broad to focused
  • Very quickly acquaint yourself with ideas, people, issues and events associated with your topic
  • Define terms and jargon associated with your topic
  • Identify key resources on your topic (many reference resources will include links to useful sources you can use in your essay)