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Reference Book Worksheet

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What type of reference book is this?	What special features does it have?
Dictionary or thesaurus General encyclopedia Specialized encyclopedia Index Yearbook Handbook or Manual Almanac Biographical Source Directory Gazetteer or atlas Statistical Source	Instructions on how to use this resource Table of contents Abbreviations list Contributor listing Signed articles Web resources General bibliography Article-specific bibliographies Cross references to related topics Appendices Indexes: How many? What do they do?
How is it arranged?	What types of research would this book be used for? Any interesting articles or facts?
Alphabetically Chronologically Geographically Thematically (broad topic)