Communication: Background & Reference Sources

Reference texts like encyclopedia or handbooks can be a great way to learn general information on a field or topic.

To find specific articles in encyclopedias, use UC Library Search.

Use quotation marks to search your term as a complete phrase. Use the asterisk * wildcard to search all variant endings of your word: feminis* will retrieve feminist, feminism, etc.

For example: 

• audience 

• "news media" 

When you get your results, select Resource Type > Reference Entries from the left toolbar.