Subject Encyclopedias and Handbooks Examples for English 112
| BIOGRAPHY | |
| Ref E 185.96 .C66 v. 1-- | Contemporary Black Biography |
| Ref CT 100 .C8 v. 1-- | Current Biography Yearbook |
| CAREERS | |
| Ref HF 5381 .E52 1997 v. 1-4 | Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance |
| Ref HF 5381 .U62 | Occupational Outlook Handbook |
| SOCIOLOGY | |
| Ref HN 57 .E58 1992 v. 1-3 | Encyclopedia of American Social History |
| Ref HQ 534 .E53 1999 | Encyclopedia of Family Life |
| Ref HQ 1115 .W645 1989, v. 1-3 | Women's Studies Encyclopedia |
| Ref HQ 1115 .W6425 1997 | Women's Issues |
| Ref HV 35 .S6 1995 v. 1-3 | Encyclopedia of Social Work |
| Ref QH 332 .E52 1995 v. 1-5 | Encyclopedia of Bioethics |
| LITERATURE | |
| Ref PN 44.5 .M86 1997 | Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms |
| Ref PN 44.5 S46 | Dictionary of Literary Terms |
| Ref PN 50 .L574 1997 v. 1-7 | Literature and Its Times |
| SCIENCE | |
| Ref Q 121 .D67 1997 (in IMC) | DK Science Encyclopedia |
| Ref Q 121 .M3 1997 v. 1-20 | McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology |
| Ref Q 184.5 .I57 1997 | Instruments of Science |
| Ref QP 301 .W6749 1999 | Physiology of Sport and Exercise |
| Ref RC 41 .M34 1998 v. 1-3 | McGill's Medical Guide |
| Periodical Which Provides Specific Overview like a Subject Encyclopedia | |
| Ref H 35 .E3525 | CQ Researcher |
| Note: CQ Researcher is technically a periodical which is published every two weeks. It works like an encyclopedia though. It takes a topic of current interest and examines the issues from all viewpoints. This coverage allows readers an overview of a subject from which they can began to focus their thinking. Also it provides a bibliography for further research. | |