Background information can help you prepare for further research by explaining concepts related to your topic, especially if you are researching an unfamiliar topic or discipline. Entries in reference resources tend to be short and can help you get started with research on a new topic, identify trends in a subject area, and define unfamiliar terms or people from your readings. Reference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and handbooks.
The Great Hollywood Musical Pictures
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PN1995.9 .M86 P37 1992
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PN1997.8 .I58 1997
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PN1998.2 .T49 2002
Novels Into Films
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PN1997.85 .T54 1999
The Film Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PN1993.45 .K34 1994
Novels Into Film: The Encyclopedia of Movies Adapted from Books
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PN1997.85 .T54 1999
The Films of the Eighties
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PN1998 .N78 1991
The Films of the Nineties
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PN1998 .N784 2001
