Communication Skills Toolkit: Unlocking the Secrets of Tertiary Success by 
The Guide to Learning and Study Skills: For Higher Education and at Work by 
A Guide to Learning Independently, 6th ed by Dictionaries, encyclopaedias or handbooks can give you a basic introduction to a particular topic - dictionaries provide definitions and explanations; encyclopaedias and handbooks provide summaries or essays on particular topics. They can help familiarise you with the terminology related to particular topics.
