REFERENCE MATERIALS

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Types of Reference Materials Almanac Atlas Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations Internet Dictionary Thesaurus Encyclopedia Periodical Index

Almanac An almanac is a book of brief facts, figures, and information on many different topics or a specialty topic. Published annually

Facts that may be found in an almanac: Weather information Sports Records Zip codes Famous People State government officials State marriage laws Presidents Internet directory Country information State information

Types of Almanacs World Almanac Blackbirch’s Kids Almanac of Geography Sports Illustrated Almanac American Civil War Almanac Kidbits Farmer’s Almanac

An Atlas is a book of maps. Types of Atlases Atlas of the Earth Atlas of the Ancient World Satellite Atlas

Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations is a widely-distributed collection of quotations. You can search by: author time period key words

A Dictionary is a book or online resource that provides: Definitions Spelling Pronunciations Syllables Etymology Parts of Speech Guide Words

Things in the Dictionary Sample sentence given Synonyms - words that mean the same Antonyms - words that mean the opposite Idioms – for example, “He was a bull in a china shop.”

Types of Dictionaries Some dictionaries are specialized. Biographical Dictionary Geographical Dictionary Scientific Dictionary Student Dictionary Rhyming Dictionary Many other types

An encyclopedia is a book or set of books containing brief articles on various topics. Alphabetical List of other sources Staff of writers Has an index Great starting point in research Don’t confuse with a wiki, i.e., Wikipedia.

Encyclopedia Information Encyclopedia Brittanica Animal Encyclopedia North American Biographies World Book New Book of Knowledge Grolier’s Online

A periodical index lists information by subject or author. LIST OF MAGAZINE ARTICLES READER’S GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE 000 GENERALITIES 100 PHILOSOPHY & PSYCHOLOGY 200 RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY 300 SOCIAL SCIENCES 400 LANGUAGES 500 NATURAL SCIENCES & MATH 600 TECHNOLOGY 700 THE ARTS 800 LITERATURE 900 GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY EBSCO Host

EBSCO is an online subscription of access to books, journals, and magazines. Use the link from the SHMS library Username: Lcpsm Password: middle

A thesaurus is a book of synonyms and antonyms. Rhyming words To find a better or different word choice