| Reference is a field concerned with making connections to and mentioning something, most commonly an event, situation, book, location or business. However, abstract ideas and memories can also be referred to, like in the form of quotations and newspaper editorials.
Books, websites and other publications that cover a broad range of human knowledge are known as encyclopedic works or reference works. These can include encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries and thesauri, as well as atlases and directories. |