Using Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias are a great first step in your search for information. They will help put your topic into context and introduce underlying principles, theories, and facts about your topic. Encyclopedias will also provide references to the seminal work on a topic. Pay attention to the terms you find, and use them to refine your searching strategy. Encyclopedias are generally not appropriate sources to cite in a research paper.
Science Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Global Change: Environmental Change and Human SocietyPublication Date: 2002Available Online
Encyclopedia of Global Environmental ChangeCall Number: GE149 .E443 2002Available in Print (Science Reference)
The Encyclopedia of Global Warming Science and TechnologyCall Number: QC981.8 .G56 J638 2009Available in Print (Science Reference)
The Oxford Companion to Global ChangeCall Number: GE149 .C84 2009Available in Print (Science Reference)
General Encyclopedias
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