Start Here: Survey Your Topic

Finding general, background information on your topic helps you set the context for your paper to identify concepts and terms you can use to find additional books and articles on your topic.

• Search Tri-C's catalog for encyclopedias:
  africa* and encyclopedia*
  
  
• Use Electronic Books & Research Databases
  
  New Encyclopedia of Africa
  On Campus Link | Off Campus Link
  
  A Dictionary of World History, Oxford
  On Campus Link | Off Campus Link
  
  Oxford Reference, History
  On Campus Link | Off Campus Link
  
  Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World
  
  Encyclopedia of African Religion
  On Campus Link | Off Campus Link
  
  
• Search the Web (but evaluate what you find!)
  
  Best of History Web Sites
  
  History World