LibGuides: FYSM 198 Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction (Papoulis): Start Here

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Encyclopedias can be very useful for finding overviews of your topic. Scholarly encyclopedias are typically more trustworthy, but even peer produced encyclopedias like Wikipedia can be useful for gathering general information.

Wikipedia
Use for general overviews and potential lists of useful resources and links. Never cite Wikipedia itself, but the entries often cite reputable resources such as books in our library, or .gov or .edu online resources.

Encyclopaedia Britannica
Provides short and long encyclopedia articles on an extensive range of topics. Also contains digital images, audio and video clips, global data and a guide to Web sites.
Encyclopedia of Africa
African history, politics, and culture. Individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, business and trade, religions, ethnic groups, organizations, and countries.
Encyclopedia of American Studies
Covers topics such as history, literature, art, photography, film, architecture, urban studies, ethnicity, race, gender, economics, politics, wars, consumer culture, and global America. EAS is fully searchable and offers interdisciplinary coverage of the American experience. Contains works by hundreds of internationally renowned scholars.

Freely available as of 2014.
Encyclopedia of Religion
Major scholarly work on the world's religious traditions, beliefs, rituals, myths, etc.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
Major world developments, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics. 1750 to present.

Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
This reference provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to film and film studies, covering such aspects as production, national traditions, studios, genres, critical theory and film history.
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Provides information on a range of popular music genre from 1900s onwards; including rock, pop, jazz, folk blues, heavy metal, techno, R&B, reggae, and hip-hop. This biographical encyclopedia contains a name index, an index of song titles, and bibliographies by artist and subject.

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