Below are select LGBTQ reference books. All are located in the Ethnic and Gender Studies Collection Reference Area (2nd floor, Ocean Side). There are many others shelved near these, as like materials are shelved together in the library.
Use reference books (encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries etc.) to get an overview of topics you may be interested in researching. The more background information you have on a topic of interest, the more you will be able to think of promising research questions. The information in reference books tends to be factual or widely accepted information, rather than critical and or debatable information and ideas.
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