1. Using Books for Research
Ms Murphy
Media Specialist
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Introduction
Why use books for research.
How to find a book on your subject.
How to find the information you need in the book.
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3. Why use books for research?
You know the information is reliable.
Editors and proofreaders have double-checked what the author has written.
Anyone can put whatever
they want on the Internet,
true or false.
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How to Find a Book
Click on the UGM Media Catalog icon
It is on the desktop of every computer in the school.
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5. Click on the Catalog tab.
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6. Type in your Topic in the box.
The topic horses is typed in the example to the right.
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Then hit enter or…..
Click on one of the icons below…
Keyword is the best way to find everything on the topic you want.
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8. You will get a list of titles..
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9. Look to the right to see if the book is in
1 of 1 available means we have 1 copy and it is in the media center.
0 of 1 available means we have 1 copy and it is checked out.
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10. What is does it mean when it says 2 of 2 available?
If you answered that the media center owns 2 copies of the book and both are in the media center, then you are correct.
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The number after the is the call number. that tells you where the book is on the shelf.
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The horse books are in
636.1.
Go to the shelf labeled
Look at the labels on the spines until you find the ones labeled
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13. Do you need to read the entire book to find the information you want?
Not necessarily.
You can use the Table of Contents or the Index to find the pages with specific information that you want.
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14. The Table of Contents is in the front of the book and…
Chapter 1….History of Horses
Chapter 2….Diet for Horses
Chapter 3….Grooming Horses
Chapter 4….Show Horses
Chapter 6….Draft Horses
Chapter 7….Famous Horses
it lists the chapters in the book and what the chapters are called.
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15. The Index is in the back of the book and is a….
Arabian horses, 6-8
Black Velvet, 55
Barns, 33, 54
Curry Brush, 13, 22-26
Dental Care, 14
Dressage, 42-57
Feed, 16-18
list of topics, in alphabetical order, with the page number(s) the topic appears on.
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16. Now you’re ready to use a book
To find the information you need to write an A+ report!
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