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Skip to Main ContentUpper-class undergraduates should continue to use reference sources for several reasons. Reference sources provide a solid foundation of basic facts, definitions, and overviews that can help you contextualize more advanced research. These tools offer a quick way to verify key information and ensure accuracy, which is important, especially at higher academic levels. Additionally, good reference sources often provide works cited, bibliographies, or suggestions for further reading, which can be extremely valuable starting points for more in-depth investigations. Lastly, using reference sources demonstrates an especially thorough approach to research that shows you have taken care to understand the broader context of your specific topic before delving into more specialized sources.