Once you have chosen your topic you might want to try to get some quick background information. Besides a print collection, the Tunxis Library has several e-Reference databases.
Search the Gale Virtual Reference Library, Credo Reference, or Opposing Viewpoints for terms, people, concepts, e.g.: "Happiness," "Aristotle," or "Positive Psychology"
Gale eBooks - Tunxis Campus This link opens in a new window
Gale eBooks collection includes a variety of topics and subjects.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Credo Reference is a general knowledge database providing articles, images, charts, maps and other materials on thousands of topics. With 750+ searchable, full-text titles, Credo Reference places particular emphasis on subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are more than 1,100 short reference videos, more than 475,000 high-resolution art images, photographs, and maps across all subject areas.
