Background information may be found in reference sources.
Reference sources provide the following types of information on virtually any topic:
- Reliable background information;
- Criticism;
- Articles written by subject experts;
- Dates, timelines, events, people related to your topic;
- Biographical information;
- A list of further readings, normally found at the end of encyclopedia articles. Use these references as springboards for further research.
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