What's a Reference Book?
The books on this page are reference books. A reference book is used primarily to supply background information on a particular topic. They are often produced by experts in a particular field and are not intended to be read from cover-to-cover: instead, you can find an entry in the reference book that mentions your topic and just read that entry. Most reference books will have an index in the back of the book that will allow you find out on which page your topic would be.
Reference books are also a great way to get ideas to help you narrow down your topic.
Reference books can be found in the bookcases with green labels on their endcaps. You cannot check out reference books from the library, but you can look at them for as long as you are in the library, and you may take photo-copies of reference books.
Examples of reference books include dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauruses, atlases, almanacs, and handbooks.
Reference Books
Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development by Call Number: REF HQ767.84 .E525 2011ISBN: 9780387775791Publication Date: 2010-11-23
Child Development by Call Number: REF HQ772 .C436 2002ISBN: 0028656180Publication Date: 2002Also available as an eBook in Gale Virtual Reference Library!
The Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence by Call Number: REF HQ772 .G27 1998ISBN: 0810398842Publication Date: 1997-10-01
Handbook of Early Childhood Care and Education by Call Number: REF LB1139.23.W555 2019ISBN: 9781119148067Publication Date: 2019-04-23
Gale eBooks
You cannot checkout print reference books in the green section of the library, however, we do have a collection of digital reference books available to you through Gale eBooks (Reference eBooks). Click on the button below to explore the collection!
Here are some recommended Gale eBooks:
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood by Call Number: eBook in GVRLISBN: 9780028659152Publication Date: 2003-12-01
