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Gathering Background Information
Gathering Background Information
The Reference Room in Booth Library contains specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, yearbooks, handbooks, guides and other types of reference sources in most subject areas. These can be used for gathering background information and will help you to:- Obtain ideas for possible topics
- Find out if a topic interests you
- Become familiar with a topic
- Obtain ideas about aspects of your topic that you might write about
- Identify keywords that you might use in a search to describe those aspects.