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Reference Materials
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Types of Reference Materials
Almanac Atlas Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations Internet Dictionary Thesaurus Encyclopedia Periodical Index
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Almanac An almanac is a book of brief facts, figures, and information on many different topics or a specialty topic. Published annually
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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
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Types of Almanacs World Almanac Blackbirch’s Kids Almanac of Geography
Sports Illustrated Almanac American Civil War Almanac Kidbits Farmer’s Almanac
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An Atlas is a book of maps.
Types of Atlases Atlas of the Earth Atlas of the Ancient World Satellite Atlas
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Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations is a widely-distributed collection of quotations.
You can search by: author time period key words
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A Dictionary is a book or online resource that provides:
Definitions Spelling Pronunciations Syllables Etymology Parts of Speech Guide Words
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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.”
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Types of Dictionaries Some dictionaries are specialized.
Biographical Dictionary Geographical Dictionary Scientific Dictionary Student Dictionary Rhyming Dictionary Many other types
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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.
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Encyclopedia Information
Encyclopedia Brittanica Animal Encyclopedia North American Biographies World Book New Book of Knowledge Grolier’s Online
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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
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EBSCO is an online subscription of access to books, journals, and magazines.
Use the link from the SHMS library Username: Lcpsm Password: middle
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A thesaurus is a book of synonyms and antonyms.
Rhyming words To find a better or different word choice
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