What is Background Information?
Background information provides a general overview of a research topic, including important terms and concepts, relevant names of people or places, and dates of specific events. Finding background information can help you locate keywords for searching databases and identify more specific areas of your topic that you may want to research further.
Below are a few starting points, with a focus on current scholarship.
UT Austin has access to the all bibliographies in all subject areas.
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