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Name_____________________ Class____________________ How to Use a Print Reference Source 1.
Using the
online catalog and your key words, find a reference work that fits the topic
you are working on. Locate the
reference work. Write down the
following information about it: Reference Book Title_____________________________
Call Number__________ Author or Editor_______________________________ Publisher____________________ Publisher’s Location_____________________ Copyright date__________ Number of volumes_____________ 2.
If it is a
multivolume set, how are the volumes divided?
(alphabetically, by time period, by topic
area, etc.)_____________________________________________ 3.
What technique
does this book use to help readers find information? Table of contents?
Index? Is the index at the end of the book, a separate
volume, or in the last volume of the set? _____________________________ What kind(s) of index(es) is (are) provided for this work?_____________________ How is the material in the book organized? (A to Z, by subject area,
by geographic area, chronologically?)
____________________________________________________ 4.
Using your
research question key words and the index or table of contents, look
up an article in this reference work related to your topic. What is the title of the article?
_______________________________________ 5.
Scan all the way to the end of the
article. What do you find there? q
Is the article
signed? If so, write the author’s name
here__________________ q
Does it have a
bibliography or web site recommendations?
___________ q
Are there “See
also” recommendations for other articles?
Which ones might be helpful to your topic? 6.
Read over the article and take notes that will
help give background information or answer questions related to your research
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