Research/ Reference Skills 5th grade Research/ Reference Skills

Hardcopy References Encyclopedia Atlas Almanac Dictionary Thesaurus Magazines Newspapers

Encyclopedia Includes information on a wide range of topics or subjects Arranged in alphabetical order by subject

Atlas A bound collection of all types of maps of the world, a country, or state

World Almanac A yearly calendar/listing providing a wide variety of information on the times of certain events Dates of holidays Rising and setting of sun and moon Range of important events

Newspapers/Magazines Many cities in America publish daily newspapers (Ex: The Abbeville Meridional) and Magazines (Ex: Newsweek) are available on almost any subject Newspapers and magazines are referred to as periodicals because they are published on a regular basis

Dictionary Spellings Definitions Pronunciation Parts of speech An unabridged dictionary also gives the origin of the word

Thesaurus A book of synonyms and antonyms

Some Features Reference Sources may have in Common Title Page Table of Contents Glossary Index Bibliography

Title Page Title Author Publisher Place of publication Don’t forget the back of page Copyright date, publisher, city of publication, other information about the book

Table of Contents What the book contains is broken down by Chapters Page Numbers Includes where to find Glossary Index

Glossary Includes important words from the textbook along with their definitions Located at the back of the book, before the Index It is in alphabetical order

Index Includes information about everything in the book and which page(s) to find the information in the book located at the very back of the book listed in alphabetical order

Bibliography Reference page for list of other sources for a book/paper Alphabetical order by the author’s last name Also includes book title, where published, publisher, copyright date, page numbers (if cited)