Reference books (encyclopedias, handbooks, chronologies) are valuable sources of information.
Note: Reference sources do not generally count as required sources.
History & Culture
Chronologies
Chronology of World History Ref D 11 M39 1999
Cassell’s Chronology of World History Ref D 11 W635 2005
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History Ref D 23 D45 2010
Cambridge Histories Online Under Databases on the library website
Countries, Peoples, and Cultures: Western Europe Ref F 1436 C68 2015 v.3
Countries and Their Cultures Ref GN 307 C68 2001 v.2
Encyclopedia of European Social History, 1350-2000 Ref HN 373 E63 2001
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: Europe Ref G 63 W67 2017 v.5
World Today Series: Western Europe Ref D 1050 W378 2024-2025
Literature
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
Encyclopedia of the Novel Ref PN 41 E487 1998
Literature and Its Times Ref PN 41 E487 1998
Glossary of Literary Terms Ref DN 41 A184 2015
Reference Guide to World Literature Ref PN 524R44 2003