Reference sources are useful when you need to find an overview or summary of your topic and are best used in the beginning stages of research. Reference sources like encyclopedias and handbooks can help you narrow the focus of your topic, identify keywords, and may include lists of more in-depth sources.
All print reference sources are located behind the Research Assistance desk in the Reference Collection. If you need help locating a book, please contact a librarian. As a reminder, reference books are in library use only.
A Dictionary of Critical Theory by 
Encyclopedia of Diversity And Social Justice
Race and Racism in the United States: an encyclopedia of the American mosaic
Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Battleground: Women, Gender, & Sexuality
Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World
The Women's Movement Today
Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature
African American National Biography
Black Stats: African Americans by the numbers in the twenty-first century
Icons of Black America
Voices of the African American Experience
Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of LGBT Issues Worldwide
Proud Heritage
Global Social Issues
Globalization: The Key Concepts
Latino Stats
Encyclopedia of Latino Culture
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States