Use
scholarly encyclopedias and dictionaries, such as those below, for an
overview of your topic, definitions, a list of suggested readings, and
(sometimes) a lead on related primary source material.
Cambridge Histories OnlineIncludes the Cambridge Modern History and other topical histories such as Cambridge History of Christianity, Cambridge History of Iran, Cambridge History of Islam, etc.
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy (3 vols.)Call Number: ref E 183.7 .E52 2002
Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450 (3 vols.)Call Number: ref JV 22 .E535 2007
Encyclopedia of Nationalism (2 vols.)Call Number: ref JC 311 .E52 2001
World War I: Encyclopedia (5 vols.)Call Number: ref D 510 .E53 2005
Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts (5 vols.)Call Number: ref DS 63.1 .E453 2010
Oxford Islamic Studies OnlineReference content & commentary by renowned scholars, plus Qur'anic materials, primary sources, images, maps & timelines. Includes Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World and other core reference works on Islam.
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World (2 vols.)Call Number: ref BP 40 .E525 2004
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Culture (5 vols.)Call Number: ref BP 173.4 .E538 2003
Encyclopaedia of the Qurʼān (6 vols.)Call Number: ref BP 133 .E539 2001
Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion (2 vols.)Call Number: ref BL 458 .E53 1999