Starting Your Research
Encyclopedias are a good place to begin researching the different time periods; the articles will provide you with a high level overview of the era and they often include images.
Tabbed pages for each of the time periods in this Research Guide include encyclopedia content, plus book and ebook content related to specific sub-topics like: art, music, architecture, furniture, etc. Use the Library catalog search box and Summon search box below to find even more titles on your topic.
Don't forget to explore our streaming film collections for relevant clips.
Credo Reference: The Research Process
Encyclopedias
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Over 600 Encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and quotations books, as well as images, audio files and videos. Multidisciplinary.
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Materials
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