LibGuides: Los Angeles in History and Culture: Background Information

Featured Books

Los Angeles A to Z: An encyclopedia of the city and county
Call Number: Reference F869.L84 .P58 1997 c.2
The historical volume and reference works, Los Angeles County
Call Number: Reference F868.L8 S78 v.1-v.4

Bibliographies

Books about Los Angeles and its environs published since 1960: A contribution towards a bibliography by Thomas F. Andrews
Call Number: SPEC COLL OVERSIZE; F869.L8 A64 2003
Los Angeles: An instructional resource guide
Call Number: SPEC COLL OVERSIZE F869.L855 L68 1980
Los Angeles and its environs in the twentieth century. A bibliography of a metropolis, compiled under the auspices of the Los Angeles Metropolitan History Project.
Call Number: Reference F869.L8 L83 1973
An architectural guidebook to Los Angeles
Call Number: REF NA 735.L55 G44 2003

Core reference resources

These online "quick reference" resources are useful for assistance with fact checking, spelling and grammar, and background information on various topics. For in-depth and specialty resources, periodical indexes, and academic journals, please search our library catalog for our print collection, and our r esearch databases for a broad range of scholarly and popular sources.

AccessScience This link opens in a new window
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Subjects: Biology, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics
Description: Research database containing full text.
Contents: Encyclopedias; Biographies; eBooks.
Gale E-books This link opens in a new window
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Subjects: MANY
Description: General e-book collection from Gale Cengage Learning containing full text.
Contents: eBooks; Encyclopedias.
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
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Subjects: MANY
Description: General encyclopedia containing full text.
Contents: E-books; Encyclopedias