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The reference books that are useful to you will really depend on your topic. Here are some online reference works that might include background information on your topic:
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: an excellent source of theory backgrounders and detailed annotated bibliographies across a wide range of disciplines
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (a large collection of reference books in many subject areas, including science and technology)
- AccessScience: encyclopedia covering all major scientific disciplines
- Sage Knowledge (collection of many encyclopedias related to the social sciences)
- Encyclopedia of science, technology, and ethics (4 volumes) [online and print]
- Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age
Architecture
Artificial Intelligence
Communication
Computing Science
Design
Digital Media
Film
Human-Computer Interaction
Mass Media
Video Games
- Dictionaries (games programming)
- Encyclopedias
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.