ENG 120: Introduction to Literature

Find background information in reference sources.  Reference materials, which consist of subject encyclopedias, handbooks, and dictionaries provide the following types of information on virtually any topic:

• Reliable background information

• Factual overviews

• Biographical information

• Dates, timelines, events, people related to your topic

• Literary criticism

• A list of further readings, normally found at the end of encylopedia articles.  Use these references as a springboard for further research.

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