Encyclopedias contain overviews of topics, which can include

• the historical context of your topic
• names of key researchers
• theories and key concepts
• lists of articles and books about a topic

Use encyclopedia articles to create a list of keywords describing your topic. Then use the keywords to search databases to find articles, books and etc.

     Search across a huge collection of specialized encyclopedias

     (e.g. Encyclopedia of Psychology, Encyclopedia of Social Psychology, Encyclopedia of Philosophy, etc.)