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Reference materials are helpful when you are looking for background information or authoritative facts on a subject. This material includes general and subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks.
Selected Reference works-
Over 600 reference books, including encyclopedias, dictionaries (English and foreign language), thesauri, books of quotations, as well as a range of subject-specific reference books.
Learn about major issues from current and historical perspectives and the inner workings of the U.S. government.
Includes CQ Almanac, CQ Researcher, CQ Press Books, Politics in America, Supreme Court Yearbook, and Voting and Elections Collection.
Reports on a wide range of topics, with overviews, background and timeline of a topic, assessment of the current situation, tables and maps, pro/con statements from opposing positions. 1923 to present.