Amy Spitz
Instruction & OER Librarian (Faculty)
aspitz@csmd.edu
Mary Johnson
Interim Library Director
mbjohnson@csmd.edu
"Reference sources" can provide helpful background information about a topic and include sources such as encyclopedias, topic overviews, dictionaries, timelines, and bibliographies.
Online resources such as Wikipedia can be a great start, but usually will not be considered reliable. The following databases have background information from credible sources which you can use and cite in your academic assignments.
A Dictionary of Business and Management by