Research Guides: Immigration: Reference

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Why Reference Sources?

Reference sources can provide you with valuable information such as:

Background information
Important figures
Dates, places, and people
Definitions and key terms
Lists of additional sources (articles, books, etc.)

They are an excellent way to begin your research by allowing you to become familiar with the topic in preparation to choose the best articles, books, and additional resources.

Featured Titles

The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Social History by Edited by Lynn Dumenil
Call Number: REF COL: HN57 .O94 2012
ISBN: 9780199743360
Publication Date: 2012
Culture Wars in America: A Documentary and Reference Guide by Glenn H. Utter
Call Number: REF COL: HN90.M6 U85 2010
ISBN: 0313350388
Publication Date: 2010
Immigration by John Powell
Call Number: Reference Collection JV6201 .P68 2007
ISBN: 081606234X
Publication Date: 2007
Immigration in U.S. history by Carl L. Bankston III and Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo
Call Number: REF COL: JV6450 .I565 2006 (2 volumes)
ISBN: 1587652668
Publication Date: 2006

History/Political Science/Law Online Reference Resources

CREDO reference
ECCO: Eighteenth Century Collections Online
ECCO offers online access to one of the most extensive libraries of eighteenth-century English books in the world.
Gale Biography in Context
state-wide access
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Browse list of online reference titles to match your resource needs
International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences
Issues & Controversies
World News and Social Issues
Sage Knowledge
Scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks in social sciences, health, and environment
Social Issues in America; An Encyclopedia
More than 150 key social issues confronting the United States today are covered.