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Use reference materials, such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, and timelines to gather background information about a topic.
These are recommended databases for gathering background information about your topic. View the entire selection of databases available at Greensboro College at here.
A premier virtual reference collection including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, images, audio files, and videos in a wide expanse of subject areas.
These are a few highlighted reference texts that Jones Library has available. You can search the library catalog by entering search terms in the box below to discover even more reference resources that Greensboro College has to offer.
The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art by 
The Oxford Dictionary of Art by 
The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History by 
World of Art Series Thames and Hudson Dict Art Terms 2e by 