This page includes numerous short videos that should help you with your library research. It includes information about different types of sources, strategies for searching effectively, how to think about your topic, etc.
Reference books provide background information on a topic, such as definitions of terms, key figures and events, and well written overviews. They can be a useful starting point for any research project, because they fill in missing knowledge about the topic or provide you with the language of the discipline. UFV Library has many reference titles both in print and online to get you started.
[Video developed by University of Guelph. https://learningcommons.lib.uoguelph.ca/item/5-reasons-use-reference-sources; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ ]
A short video from the University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, explaining the two concepts.