Reference Books - COM 010 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication - Rohrbach Library Home at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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Reference books (dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.) are great sources for basic, factual information or a broad overview of a topic.

The library has many eReference titles. These are print reference books that are available online and keyword searchable, or you can browse through them like traditional reference books.

eReference databases:

Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of hundreds of full-text encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These works fall under the subjects of Business, History, Law, Medicine, Multicultural studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, Social Science, Technology, and more. Includes major publishers like Elsevier, Macmillan, Sage, Gale, and Oxford
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