Welcome to the Background Information Guide!
Background information is the foundational information you must know to create a research question or topic. Background information gives you an overview of basic ideas or concepts related to your topic. It also introduces you to the academic language that experts may use to describe your topic.
Start with these Databases for Background Information
- Credo Reference
Reference books including dictionaries, encyclopedias, quotations, and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific reference titles.
- CQ ResearcherA database of in-depth, authoritative reports on a full range of political and social-policy issues extending back to 1923.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)
Pro and con articles about controversial issues. Includes topic overview, primary source documents and statistics.
- Gale EBOOKSElectronic reference books, including subject encyclopedias.
- Britannica AcademicEncyclopedia, Merriam Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus included.
Background Information about Rodger Young Village
The Provisional City: Los Angeles Stories of Architecture and Urbanism by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780262271004Publication Date: 2002
