Ready Reference:Wham, Bam, Thank You Librarian

Ben Conrad, Melissa Kalland, Renee Kozeal

ETT 508 Spring 2009

Ready Reference

Ready reference materials are resources in print or online that a researcher can use to find basic information, quickly.

Dictionary ThesaurusAtlas HandbookEncyclopedia Web siteAlmanac Other*

Questions for Ready Reference

– Did anyone die in the Hindenburg crash?

– What is the population of China?

– How much did a loaf of bread cost during the Great Depression?

Ready Reference: Elementary SchoolAlmanacs

SHG resources /State Handbook & Guide2009Freehttp://www.shgresources.com/resources/almanac/

•Most comprehensive and well-known

The Old Farmers Almanac for Kids2007$9.95http://www.almanac4kids.com/index.php

•Most comprehensive and well-known

Ready Reference: Elementary SchoolAlmanacs

AlmanacsWorld Almanac for Kids 2009 2008 Grade Level: 3 - 8 $9.95http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/

•Most comprehensive and well-known

Pearson EducationK-82009Freehttp://www.factmonster.com/

•Most comprehensive and well-known

Ready Reference: Elementary School

World Book offers Atlases in print and online. The online version offers numerous resources.1-12 gradesSubscriptionhttp://www.worldbook.com/wb/media?id=mp000258 (delete?)

DK First AtlasAges 6-up 2004$15.99http://us.dk.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780756602314,00.html (delete for pres)

Ready Reference: Elementary SchoolAtlas

National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers, 3rd Edition Ages 8-122007 $19.95http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids-world-atlas/#

Ready Reference: Elementary School

DictionariesScholastic Children's Dictionary Ages 9-12$ 7 for the old 2002 $14.95 for new 2008?

•Includes CD-Rom (complete text of

The DK Children’s Illustrated DictionaryAges 4-81994$19.95 Wilson’s Senior High Core Collection

Ready Reference: Elementary School

DictionariesMerriam-Webster Children’s DictionaryAges 4-82008$21.99

•Includes CD-Rom (complete text of

Webster’s New World Children’s DictionaryAges 10-14 2006$17.95

Ready Reference: Elementary School

DictionariesScholastic Children’s ThesaurusAges 9-121998$15.95

Simon & Schuster Thesaurus for Children: The Ultimate Student ThesaurusAges 9-122001$17.99

Ready Reference: Elementary School

Scholastic Children’s ThesaurusAges 9-121998$15.95

The American Heritage Children’s ThesaurusAges 9-122006$17.95

Ready Reference: Elementary SchoolEncyclopedias

World Book Encyclopedia, 2009 ed. 22 vols. $1009.00

•Readable and authoritative•Suitable for 3rd and up•Available online and on CD-ROM

World Book Encyclopedia, 2009 ed. 22 vols. $1009.00•http://www.worldbookonline.com/sales/products?id=XWBC

•Available online and on CD-ROM

Ready Reference: Elementary SchoolEncyclopedias

The Scholastic Children's Encyclopedia: An Exciting Reference Tool2004$19.95,, Ages 8 and Up

•Readable•Suitable

High Beam ResearchFree3rd and up2009http://www.encyclopedia.com/

•Available

Ready Reference: Middle SchoolAlmanacs

The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009

•Published by World Almanac

•Paperback $10.18 (Amazon.com)

•Election 2008 coverage and Beijing Olympics recap

•Downloadable trivia quiz kit

Time: Almanac 2009

•Published by Time

•Hardcover $23.07 (Amazon.com)

•Includes a Year in Review

Ready Reference: Middle SchoolAtlases

National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World

•Published by National Geographic in 2008

•Hardcover $63.00 (Amazon.com)

•Emphasizes UNESCO World Heritage Sites

•Great section on space

Oxford Atlas of the World

•Published by Oxford University Press

•Hardcover $50.40 (Amazon.com)

•Comes with a free wall map

•15th edition, published in 2008

Ready Reference: Middle SchoolDictionaries

The American Heritage Student Dictionary

•Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

•Hardcover $12.97 (Amazon.com)

•For grades 6-9

•More than 2000 full-color photographs and illustrations

Merriam-Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary

•Published by Merriam-Webster, revised 2004

•Hardcover $14.07 (Amazon.com)

•Abundant word history paragraphs

•Designed especially for middle level students

Ready Reference: Middle SchoolThesauruses

Merriam-Webster’s Intermediate Thesaurus

•Published by Merriam-Webster, 1st edition, 2004

•Hardcover $12.50 (Amazon.com)

•Created for middle level students

•Contains synonyms, antonyms, related and contrasted words, and idiomatic phrases

The American Heritage Student Thesaurus

•Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, updated 2006

•Hardcover $11.67 (Amazon.com)

•Parts of Speech table

•For middle and high school students

Ready Reference: Middle SchoolEncyclopedias

One Million Things: A Visual Encyclopedia

•Published by DK Children, 2008

•Hardcover $16.49 (Amazon.com)

•Divided into eight sections

•Stunning photographs

Britannica Encyclopedia

•Published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, revised 2008

•Hardcover $1093.68 (Amazon.com)

•65,000 articles

•Unique 4-part organization, 32 volumes

Ready Reference: Middle SchoolElectronic Resources

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Ready Reference: High SchoolAlmanacs

The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2009 ed. Pocket Books. $12.99 pa.

•Most comprehensive and well-known almanac•Wilson’s Senior High Core Collection *selection

Ready Reference: High SchoolDictionaries

American Heritage College Dictionary, 4th ed. Houghton Mifflin, 2007. $26.95

•Includes CD-Rom (complete text of dictionary and thesaurus)•Wilson’s Senior High Core Collection *selection.

Random House Webster’s College Thesaurus, 2nd ed. Random House, 2005. $22.95

•Wilson’s Senior High Core Collection *selection

Ready Reference: High SchoolEncyclopedias

World Book Encyclopedia, 2009 ed. 22 vols. $1009.00

•Readable and authoritative•Suitable for 9th-12th grades•Available online and on CD-ROM

Ready Reference: High SchoolHandbooks

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. Modern Language Association, 2003. $22.00 pa.

•Guidelines and examples for handling research, outlining, formatting and documentation in MLA style.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,5th ed. APA, 2001. $27.95 pa.

•Guidelines and examples for handling research, formatting, and documentation in APA style.

Ready Reference: High SchoolHandbooks

Writers Inc, 2006 ed. By Dave Kemper, Patrick Sebranek, & Verne Meyer. Great Source Education Group, $23.50 pa.

•A writer’s handbook •Includes: various forms of writing, usage help, punctuation, citation guides•Has online components:•http://www.thewritesource.com/books/handbooks/writers_inc/

Ready Reference: High School

Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 17th ed. Little Brown & Co., 2002, $50.00

•Classic ready reference•Famous quotes listed chronologically by author.•Excellent author and keyword indexes•Wilson’s Senior High Core Collection *selection.

Ready Reference: High School

The Value of a Dollar: 1860-2009, 4th ed. Grey House Publ., 2009. $155.00

•Excellent for historical research•Includes: income, prices, tables of price trends •Some prices included are: golf clubs, washing machine, baked beans, a suit•Some job incomes included are: actor, bookkeeper, manager, teacher, truck driver

Ready Reference: High SchoolWeb Sources

The Internet Public Library --www.ipl.org•Easy to access by general subject•Incredible collection of ready reference sites-Free•http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00

Ready Reference: High SchoolWeb Sources

Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-2009 Edition•http://www.bls.gov/oco/•Online version of standard OOH publication•Quick access to occupation information—education/training, salary, skills, nature of work

Ready Reference: High SchoolWeb Sources

American Fact Finder, U.S. Census Bureau•http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en•Census statistics•Population•Household/family size•Education •Demographics—race, gender