Provides description of principal database sources for information on current events--newspaper indexes (e.g., INFORMATION BANK, VU/TEXT, NEWSPAPER INDEX); magazine databases (e.g., NEXIS-MAGS, MAGAZINE ASAP); wire service databases (e.g., NewsNet, WIRES, NEWS); and reference databases (encyclopedias, yearbooks, FACTS ON FILE). A list of the 37…

This document provides primary references (mostly in English) on Chicano topics and a basic strategy for researching topics related to Chicanos. The document suggests beginning with dictionaries and encyclopedias as starting points for research. Journals are the best source for current information on a topic. Several indexes list references to…

Describes the functions of book and periodical indexes and characteristics of varieties of book indexes. Problems related to periodical indexing including indexing policy, indexing language, depth of indexing, authors' names, titles, the physical form of indexes, indexes to single volumes of periodicals, and cumulative indexes are discussed.…

Suggests evaluation criteria for selecting CD-ROMs and describes some typical titles along with examples of learning activities. Highlights include reference titles, including encyclopedias, magazine indexes, newspaper databases, subject-specific indexes, timetables and almanacs, and atlases; and curriculum-specific titles. (LRW)

Compiled to accompany a program of instruction in the use of the Princeton University Psychology Library and its resources, these bibliographies provide citations for reference books in seven major cateories: (1) guides to the literature; (2) dictionaries (five subgroupings); (3) encyclopedias; (4) indexing and abstracting serials, both in the…

A library user's handbook for college students and teachers provides an annotated bibliography of reference works. Introductory chapters provide information about the library, the structure of the book, library catalogs, classification systems, and writing research papers. There are chapters containing annotated bibliographies of encyclopedias,…

This book focuses on designing instruction that integrates the use of computer assisted resources. There are 19 chapters in four parts. Part 1, "Strategies for Teaching with Standard Utility Software Programs," includes (1) "Paint Programs"; (2) "Graphic Organizers"; (3) "Graphing Programs"; (4)…

This document is a guide for library research in psychology or counseling. The first section discusses how to do research in the library, including choosing a topic, beginning with books, updating the information with journals, checking out books, interlibrary loan, visiting other libraries, and writing the paper. The second section provides…

More than 45 basic dance reference research sources that would be useful to students, scholars, teachers, historians, and therapists are discussed in this bibliographic essay. Aspects of dance covered include choreography, criticism, teaching principles, aesthetic theory, dance therapy, and history. Sources are grouped by type: dictionaries and…

This selected, annotated list of business information and reference sources in the University of Cincinnati Libraries includes literature guides, bibliographies, indexing and abstracting services, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, biographical sources, directories, legislative and administrative regulation sources, financial sources, fact…

This workbook is designed to familiarize students with the layout of Whittemore Library (Framingham State College, Massachusetts) and the types of information sources available for them to use in solving their research problems. It also provides guidance in developing a logical, systematic plan for formulating a search strategy and gathering…

The purpose of this handbook is to familiarize the user with the organization of the California State University-Sacramento (CSUS) library. As part of a course requirement, the handbook is designed to provide the student with information necessary to perform assignments in the library independently of librarians and support staff, and as a…

An annotated bibliography designed as a guide for the graduate student to general and special reference sources related to the field of higher education is presented. Sources in the guide range in dates of publication from 1895 to 1979, but more than sixty percent have been published during the 1970's. The listing is restricted to English language…

This document is intended as a college student's guide to the history reference resources of McLennan Library at McGill University. It lists important information sources for the study of history in general, covering more than one country or region. Excluded from the list are manuscript sources, biographical sources, and historical atlases. The…