1. Welcome to the Media center, my name is Ms. Peckins and today we will be learning about print and internet resources and how to use them effectively. Created by: Maricè Diaz

2. Information can be found in a variety of ways. 1. Print Sources 2. Internet/Audio/Visual Resources

3.  School Texts: Math Science Social Studies  How-to Books: Cookbooks Manuals  Reference Books: Dictionaries Encyclopedias  Newspapers  Magazines  Journals Now that we’ve covered the different typed of resources available, let’s discuss the variety of print resources…

4.  Almanacs- yearly calendars giving days, weeks, and months of the year, along with weather forecasts, astronomical information, tides, and other tables.  Atlases- collections of maps and other geographical information. Road atlases also provide road maps of a specific area.  Encyclopedias- Provide information about the whole range of knowledge or else deal with a particular field.  Telephone Yellow Pages- Lists the businesses providing goods and services to your area. Reference Books also include…..

5. Don’t know what a word means? Or how to spell it? Then the dictionary is your best bet. A companion to the dictionary is the thesaurus. It allows you to find alternate words to practically any word you want to change. Let’s say you want to use another word for nice. You would look up the word “nice” in the thesaurus and choose form the list of alternate words given. It’s that easy!

6. Almanacs are yearly calendars that give you everything from the days, weeks, and months of the year (I believe you’ve heard about it before-the calendar?) to the weather forecast, astronomical predictions (tides, phases of the moon) and more, which is what makes an almanac so distinct from a calendar. Think of it as a bike…the calendar is the frame of the bike, and the atlas is the extra gizmos and gadgets you decide to include in your bike to make it more effective.

7. We’ve all heard about maps, but have you heard of its mother, the atlas? The atlas is a collection of maps and other geographical information and some include road maps to help you get to your destination.

8. Let me introduce you to the polar bear...but if I were an animal expert, I could probably tell you more than it’s common name. This is where an encyclopedia comes in handy. Encyclopedias provide an array of information about a person, place or thing, or any idea.

9. Remember that big yellow book you take a glance at every, like the saying goes, once in a blue moon, the one you pick up for your parents and store in a shelf or cabinet forever? Surprisingly, that big yellow book can come in very handy. Want to find a party planner in your area? Or do you want to find a fancy Italian restaurant you can take your date to? The yellow pages lists the businesses and services in your area. You can obtain information about its location, contact information, and sometimes a brief description about the service or business. The first part is usually by alphabetical order so if you know the name of the business then you can just look it up alphabetically. The second part of the book is in order by category (i.e: restaurants, jewelry, bookstores, etc.) The next time you get an inkling to throw the book away or store it in the abyss of your shelves and cabinets, remember how helpful it actually is.

10.  Biography- a book written about someone else’s life  Autobiography- a book someone writes about his/her own life.  Brochure (pamphlet)- short booklet that tells you about only one main topic, such as what to see in the everglades park or how to treat a common cold.  Textbooks- books designed to be used by students and teachers who are studying a specific subject. They can be written about any topic imaginable and can be found on the shelves of libraries.  Manual- set of instructions telling how to use and care for a product, such as a computer game or walkie-talkie But the sources of information don’t stop there…

11. Thanks Elizabeth =] Even though books are very helpful, the fastest growing source of resources has become the internet. You can access million of databases of information on any topic you can think of. Search engines (yahoo.com, google.com) help you to look for audio, videos, websites pertaining to your search, and images, etc. Some websites though are encyclopedia’s (such as http://go-passport.grolier.com/), or some are networks where you can meet other people (such as the ever popular myspace.com)…

12. Visual sources can be found in pictures, movies, and paintings.

13. Audio can be found practically everywhere, I mean, we can’t necessarily turn off our ears now can we? (well the exceptions are headphones, but that’s audio as well). Audios that can be found in the library are audio books.

14. Now that we’ve gone over the different resources available in a library, hopefully you will put them to good use. Any questions?