Below are key reference books that provide a general overview of a topic or help identify synonyms, related terms, or basic data. These sources often include references and lists of further readings.
Emily Post's Etiquette
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History
American Countercultures
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Class in America
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: The United States and Canada
Encyclopedia of Gender in Media
The Oxford Thesaurus
Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American Slang
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature
2016 Writer's Market
Music Business Handbook and Career Guide
Magazines for Libraries
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Classic Jazz: The Musicians & Recordings that Shaped Jazz, 1895 - 1933 by 
All Music Guide to Jazz: The Expert's Guide to the Best Jazz Recordings
Jazz: The Rough Guide
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicListed below are the letters and titles of the main classes of the Library of Congress (LC) Classification. Click on any class to view an outline of its subclasses in an interactive PDF format. This list is based off of the Library of Congress Classification Outline.