Reference Materials
Why Reference Sources?
Is your research topic too big to cover in a short paper? Is your topic so specific that sources will be hard to find?
Before you even begin your research, start the process with reference sources-- in the Library's Reference Section or online in our databases. Reference books, like subject encyclopedias, can give you a head start and make your research easier in the long run. Use reference sources to:
- find a topic
- narrow your topic
- find keywords
- get background information on your topic
See also the section on Theories and Concepts
Collections of Many Online Reference Books in one place:
Credo Reference and Gale eBooks / Gale Virtual Reference Library and Salem Press
Oxford Reference and Sage Knowledge Reference also have thousands of scholarly, academic articles, but they are a bit more difficult to use. Click here to find instructions on how to use these collections of reference books.
ATLASES
Atlas of American Migration. Reference G 1201 .E 27 F 5 1998
The Atlas of Environmental Migration. Reference G 1046 .E 27 I 613 2016
Atlas of Human Migration. Reference GN 370 .A 85 2007
Atlas of Migration in Europe: A Critical Geography of Migration Policies Reference JV 7590 .M 55213 2019
Atlas of Refugees, Displace Populations, and Epidemic Diseases: Decoding Geographical Patterns and Processes since 1901. Reference RA 652 .S 63 2018
People on the Move: An Atlas of Migration. Reference G 1046 .E 27 P 46 2010
OTHER REFERENCE BOOKS
Contemporary Immigration in America: A State - by - State Encyclopedia
Cultural Encounters: Critical Insights to Literature
Dictionary of American Immigration History. General JV 6450 .D 53 1990
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
Encyclopedia of American Integration. Reference JV 6465 .E 53 2010
Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World
Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World. Reference DS 134 .E 63 2004
Encyclopedia of Global Studies .
Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West
Encyclopedia of North American Immigration. Reference E 184 .P 68 2005
Encyclopedia of Social Networks.
International Encyclopedia of Social Policy Reference ; HN18.3 .I58 2010
Immigration in America Today: An Encyclopedia. Reference JV 6465 .I 4754 2006
Issues in U.S. Immigration: An Encyclopedia. Reference JV 6450 .I 565 2015
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Social History. Reference HN 57 .O 94 2012
Principles of Sociology: Group Relationships and Behavior. Reference HM 716 .P 756 2018
Principles of Sociology: Societal Issues and Behavior. Reference HN 18.3 .P 756 2018
Sage Dictionary of Cultural Studies
Shapers of the Great Debate on Immigration: A Biographical Dictionary. General JV 6483 .B 77 1999
The Social Science Encyclopedia. Reference H 41. S63 2004
The Social Science Jargon Buster: The Key Terms You Need to Know.
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Latest edition on Ready Reference, older editions at General HA 202 .U 5 S 93.
