1. Reference Sources Library 10 – Information Competency

2. In this presentation you will learn: About reference sources Why you would use reference sources Types of reference sources How to choose reference sources How to find reference sources How to cite a reference book How to enter information into NoodleTools for reference sources

3. What is a reference source? A source that provides quick facts as well as broad information is written by experts in their field

4. Why use reference sources?

5. Circulating vs. Reference books Circulating books are sources that you can borrow and take out of the library. Reference books generally are sources used in the library and cannot be taken out.

6. Types of common reference sources: books of facts encyclopedias dictionaries atlases statistical sources chronological sources biographical sources quotation sources literary criticism

7. Books of facts

8. Encyclopedias

9. Dictionaries

10. Atlases

11. Statistical sources

12. Chronological sources

13. Biographical sources

14. Quotation sources

15. Literary criticism

16. Other reference sources

17. Choosing a reference source 1.Think about your question and what it is you want to know. 2.Match your information need with the type of reference source that would have this information.

18. Finding reference sources by title

19. Finding reference sources by keyword

20. Finding reference sources by browsing

21. Using a reference book Clark, Barney B. [American patient] Artificial heart A: 760 Heart [The first heart transplants and artificial hearts] H: 145

22. Caring for reference books

23. How to cite a reference book 1.Is the information written for this book or was it originally published in another source? If it is written for this book, is there an author? If so, who is the author? If it was originally published in another source, what is the citation information? 2.What are the page numbers for the entry or article? 3.What is the citation information for the reference book?

24. Gathering the citation information Entry/Title: Cavendish, Thomas Author: John Ferguson Book Title: The Encyclopedia Americana Edition: International Year Published: 1998

25. Entering information into NoodleTools

26. NoodleTools: Reference Article/Entry Title: Cavendish, Thomas Author: John Ferguson Reference Source Title: The Encyclopedia Americana Edition: International Publication Year: 1998

27. MLA citation example Ferguson, John. “Cavendish, Thomas.” The Encyclopedia Americana. Intl. ed. 1998. Print.

28. Gathering the citation information 2 Viviana Rangil (essay date September 2000) SOURCE: Rangil, Viviana. “Pro-Claiming a Space: The Poetry of Sandra Cisneros and Judith Ortiz Cover.” Multi- Cultural Review 9, no. 3 (September 2000): 48-55. Article information: Author: Rangil, Viviana Title: Pro-Claiming a Space: The Poetry of Sandra Cisneros and Judith Ortiz Cover Source: MultiCultural Review, Volume: 9, Issue: 3 Year: 2000, Page numbers: 48-55 Book information: Title: Poetry Criticism Volume: 52 Editor: David Galens Publisher: Gale, Detroit Year: 2004, Page numbers:150-156

29. NoodleTools: Citing literary criticism

30. NoodleTools: Citing literary criticism 2

31. NoodleTools: Citing literary criticism 3

32. NoodleTools: Journal article section Article information: Author: Rangil, Viviana Title: Pro-Claiming a Space: The Poetry of Sandra Cisneros and Judith Ortiz Cover Source: MultiCultural Review Volume: 9 Issue: 3 Year: 2000, Page numbers: 48-55 “Growth of the Family in The Grapes of Wrath.”

33. NoodleTools: Anthology/Collection section Book information: Title: Poetry Criticism Volume: 52 Editor: David Galens Publisher: Gale, Detroit Year: 2004, Page numbers:150-156

34. MLA citation example 2 Rangil, Viviana. "Pro-Claiming a Space: The Poetry of Sandra Cisneros and Judith Ortiz Cover." MultiCultural Review 9.3 (2000): 48-55. Rpt. in Poetry Criticism. Ed. David Galens. Vol. 52. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 150-56. Print.

35. In-text citation example (Rangil 153) Rangil, Viviana. "Pro-Claiming a Space: The Poetry of Sandra Cisneros and Judith Ortiz Cover." MultiCultural Review 9.3 (2000): 48-55. Rpt. in Poetry Criticism. Ed. David Galens. Vol. 52. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 150-56. Print.

36. Another in-text citation example 2 (“Megadork” 248) “Megadork.” Hip & Hot! A Dictionary of 10,000 American Slang Expressions. Ed. Richard A. Spears. New York: Gramercy, 1997. Print.

37. Homework assignment

38. In this presentation you learned: About reference sources Why you would use reference sources Types of reference sources How to choose reference sources How to find reference sources How to cite a reference book How to enter information into NoodleTools for reference sources