Credo contains more than 700 dictionaries and encyclopedias, along with thousands of topic pages, mind-maps, images, audio files and videos to help you start research projects.
Reference sources noted in the box to the left provide background information, an overview of a topic, specialized vocabulary and terminology, and critical concepts. They're often a great starting point. The Library has reference materials both online and in print.
CQ Researcher Plus Archive (Congressional Quarterly) is both a database and a periodical published 44 times a year that provides in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues. This is an archive of CQ Researcher from 2015-2019. There are regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. It is a good resource to explore a topic in the early stages of research.
The following titles are representative of sources found in the Reference Area. More history books are in the 900-999 call number range on the 3rd Floor of Ryan Library. Books on political science are in the 320-329 call number range on the 2nd Floor.
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia by 
Dictionary of the Middle Ages by 
Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World by 
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World by