1. Use card catalogs and computer databases to locate sources for research topics. 5.1a-Select the best source for a given purpose

2. This card is listed by author, Gary Paulsen. It could also be located by looking up the title, The Crossing, or the subject matter: emotional problems—young adult fiction. What other information is given on the card catalog? What information does the computer catalog provide that the card catalog cannot? Card Catalog vs. Computer Catalog

3. Title: The history of radio/by Tom Harvey. Author: Harvey, Tom. Call Number: J791.4 HARVEY Publisher: Dallas : Smith Publishing, Inc., c 1998. Description: 352 p. : 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Summary: Provides a history of radio from its invention to the present. Format: Juvenile 16. Which two lines on the card catalog indicate that this book would be useful in researching Nathan Stubblefield? A Author and Format B Title and Summary C Call Number and Notes D Publisher and Description Nathan Stubblefield failed to file the proper paperwork to prove his inventions were really his own. He died penniless and unknown in 1928. In 1930, the people of Murray, Kentucky, erected a monument to Nathan Stubblefield, with an inscription calling him “the inventor of radio.”

4. Card Catalogs Every book still has a unique call number—a label made up of a series of numbers and/or letters. Here we use FIC for fiction, Dewey decimal numbers for non-fiction, and B for Biographies. Once you know the call number of the item you need, just follow the signs to find that location in the library.

5. Dewey Decimal System-you may go to each section and look at the shelves for possible books that could be used as sources in research 000 General Knowledge Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Libraries, Museums, Newspapers, Journalism, Computers, News Media...000 General Knowledge 100 Psychology and Philosophy Death & Dying, Ethics, Feelings, Logic, Making Friends, Optical Illusions, Superstitions...100 Psychology and Philosophy 200 Religions and Mythology Amish, Bible Stories, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Quakers, and other world religions; Greek, Roman and other myths...200 Religions and Mythology 300 Social Sciences and Folklore Careers, Customs, Environment, Families, Folktales, Ghost Stories, Government, Etiquette, Manners, Money, Recycling, Social Groups, Culture, Law, Civil & Political Rights, Military, Criminology...300 Social Sciences and Folklore 400 Languages and Grammar Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Sign Language, Spanish. Includes dictionaries....400 Languages and Grammar 500 Math and Science Animals, Algebra, Biology, Chemistry, Dinosaurs, Fish, Geology, Insects, Physics, Planets, Plants, Fossils, Evolutions, Birds, Mammals...500 Math and Science 600 Medicine and Technology Computers, Cookbooks, Engineering, Farming, Health, Diseases, Medicine, Human Body, Inventions, House Keeping, Child Care, Manufacturing, Nutrition, Advertising, Accounting, Pets, Hunting & Fishing, Cars...600 Medicine and Technology 700 Arts & Recreation Architecture, Crafts, Drawing, Games, Landscape Design, Music, Puppets, Songbooks, Sculptures, Photography, Sports...700 Arts & Recreation 800 Literature Children's Literature, Plays, Poetry, Shakespeare, Writing, Jokes, Speeches...800 Literature 900 Geography and History Biographies, Countries, Native Americans, States, World History, Travel, Wars...900 Geography and History

6. Databases Organized collection of data—usually digital Can be magazine articles, journal articles, names, or any data set Sometime databases are based on subjects like History, Math, Science, or Geography

7. How can a reader select the best source for information about a research topic? You need to know the topic being researched What additional information about the topic could be researched What sources are available Whether the information is likely to be in the source

8. What is the topic of this passage?

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10. What is the topic of this paragraph? Anne Sullivan; manual alphabet; Braille

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13. The history of the Star-Spangled Banner