1. Research/ Reference Skills
5th grade
Research/ Reference Skills

2. Hardcopy References Encyclopedia Atlas Almanac Dictionary Thesaurus
Magazines
Newspapers

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

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

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. Thesaurus
A book of synonyms and antonyms

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

10. 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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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)