Why use an encyclopedia? The Duke University Libraries provide access to hundreds of subject-specific encyclopedias, containing articles written by experts. Encyclopedias can be excellent resources for providing overviews, brainstorming topics, and identifying keywords to use searches.
Online Reference Collections
ABC-CLIO ebook Collection, formerly History Reference Online, is an online collection of hundreds of history reference titles published by ABC-Clio. This is a fantastic resource, which can be browsed by subject categories or full-text searched by keyword.
Oxford Reference Online provides access to a selection of reference titles. The database homepage displays a listing of all the accessible titles. so you can quickly identify the ones that pertain to U.S. history.
Specific Titles of Interest: Print and Online
Encyclopedia of Adoption (Print)
Encyclopedia of American Prisons (Print)
Encyclopedia of Human Rights (Online)
Human Rights and the United States (Online)
The Family in America: An Encyclopedia (Online)
The WIley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies (Online)
