Reference works, dictionaries and encyclopaedias

Use reference tools for definitions and brief factual information. Books such as dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories and yearbooks are useful for definitions of terms and for brief factual information.

A good encyclopaedia is Enciclopedia Italiana.

Italian language dictionaries are held at 453. Some good dictionaries are:

• Cambridge Italian dictionary
• Lo Zingarelli : vocabolario della lingua italiana

Dictionaries of Italian literature are held at 850.3, for example: Dictionary of Italian literature

Biographical works

Start with Dizionario biografico degli Italiani. Works of individual biography can also be found in the library collections, search name keywords in the library catalogue.

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