W101: Writing and Human Rights: Reference Works

Use these Reference resources to get some background information on your topic.  They cannot be used as sources in your research, but are a great place to start.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries such as the ones listed below are a good place to begin your research, particularly when looking for a topic.  These books are also good places to look for bibliographies with references to other useful sources.

Some Examples:

• Human Rights Watch World Report 
  • ​DEN Ref JC571 .H785 2012
• Amnesty International Report 2012 
  • DEN Ref JC571 .A44 2012
• Women in the Third World: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues 
  • DEN Ref HQ1870.9 .W6548 1998
• Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work 
  • DEN Ref HQ115 .E53 2006 (v. 1-2)
• The Human Rights Encyclopedia 
  • DEN Ref JC571 .L523 2001 (V.1 -3)
• International Encyclopedia of Human Rights: Freedoms, Abuses, and Remedies 
  • DEN Ref JC571 .M3243 2000
• Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbyists in the United States 
  • DEN Ref JK1118 .N47 2000 v.1
• Human Rights in the United States: A Dictionary and Documents 
  • DEN Ref KF4747.5 .C37 2000
• A Handbook of International Human Rights Terminology 
  • DEN Ref K3239.3 .C66 1999
• Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945 
  • DEN Ref JC571 .L2747 1999