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• Organize your research
• Include citations while you write your paper
• Build a bibliography in a variety of formats
• Import references from many data sources
• Create bibliographies in different document formats (Word, RTF, HTML, etc.)

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Reference resources can be very useful for finding broad overviews on a topic.

I.  The four bullets below list collections of searchable eReference titles:

• Blackwell Reference Online

Online reference books in purchased subject collections: language, linguistics, sociology, anthropology & psychology.

• Credo eReference
  

Over 500 reference books, including encyclopedias and a range of subject-specific reference books, covering the subject areas of: Psychology, Education, Environmental Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, General Health and Wellness, Political Science, Criminal Justice, Contemporary Issues and Controversies.

• Gale Virtual Reference Library

Online Subject encyclopedia covering the areas of: Africa, African-American Culture and History, American Law, Business and Finance, Cancer, Cultures and Daily Life, E-Commerce, Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Global Warming, Human Geography, Judaica, Latin American History and Culture, LGBT History in America, Management, Modern China, Multicultural America, Nation & World, Philosophy, Phobias/ Fears/Anxieties, Police Forces and Correctional Systems, Religion, Small Business, Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Social Sciences, Sociology.

• SAGE eReference

A collection of onine reference material that covers sociology, social work, multicultural and gender studies,political science, psychology, anthropology, criminal justice, health & medicine. Main page allows for searching across all titles and subjects in the collection.

II.  The titles below are individual titles related to the social sciences:

Blackwell Companion to Social Work

Encyclopedia of Social Work

Encyclopedia of Sociology

International Handbook of Sociology

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia

Sage Handbook of Social Work Research

Social Science Reference Sources: A Practical Guide

Social History of the United States