Offering a thorough introduction to topics across the academic spectrum, Credo provides full-text online versions of published reference works, including general and subject dictionaries and encyclopedias. Search Keywords, Subject Categories and Topic Pages.
"Wikipedia's purpose is to benefit readers by presenting information on all branches of knowledge. Hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia consists of freely editable content, with articles that usually contain numerous links guiding readers to more information."
Why Use Reference Resources?
Bush Library provides you access to many encyclopedias and dictionaries.
By using with these resources you will:
Get background information on your topic (e.g., person, event, theory, terminology, etc.)
Discover additional search terms to use when searching for book and article resources, and
Find citations to other works (e.g., books, articles) providing longer, more detailed coverage on specific aspects of the topic.