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Why Subject Encyclopedias? They provide a concise overview of the topic in a few pages of information. They are written by premiere academics in the field (read: scholarly research). They almost always have a bibliography of GREAT resources. Tip: To find subject encyclopedias in the library catalog, do a guided keyword search on your topic and encyclop? dictionar? handbook? guide

They provide a concise overview of the topic in a few pages of information.

They are written by premiere academics in the field (read: scholarly research).

They almost always have a bibliography of GREAT resources.