Why is it important to learn the informational resources and what they are used for? To save time To be successful finding what you are

looking for To expand your knowledge in

searching for information To improve your educational

evaluations

There are many resources that provide different kinds of information such as: Dictionaries Thesaurus Telephone directories Atlas Card/computer catalog Newspapers Encyclopedia Almanac Daily/televised News

The Internet is ...

The most recent or modern technological resource that provides the user with a variety of information.

Hook It Up! ...Begin with the internet

Through the use of this technological resource you can search the complete web and find whatever information you are looking for.

The atlas is another resource that can be used to find :

Location of places

Tables

Graphs

Information about rivers, mountains,

Minerals, weather population etc…

Newspapers provide up-to date information. It can be received daily, weekly, monthly, yearly or quarterly

In the newspapers you can find information such as: sports, advertisement, classifieds, horoscopes, obituaries, weather forecasts, movies, cartoons, health and cultural articles and much more ….

You can post and read messages via an e-mail type interface

The dictionary is a very useful resource to find:The spelling and meaning of wordsThe pronunciation Syllabic divisionSynonyms/antonyms of wordsThe part of speechOrigin of the word in some cases

The telephone directory …

Lists names, addresses, and phone numbers of people who live in a specific town, city, or area.

In the White Pages of a telephone directory, people are listed in alphabetical order, last names first.

Their addresses and phone numbers are also given.

Businesses can also be listed in the White Pages.

Are you looking for someone’s address? Are you looking for a doctor’s telephone number? Are you looking for addresses, telephone numbers or faxes? Are you trying to find the address or phone number of a

company?

THEN YOU FOUND THE RIGHT

SOURCE

Network of networks : over 40,000 networks of computers all hooked together

A special section called the Yellow Pages is located at the back of a telephone directory. That section lists only businesses and services and often includes display ads.

A Thesaurus is a reference book that gives synonyms and antonyms for words. A thesaurus helps you in two different ways:

– It helps you find just the right word for a specific sentence.

– It keeps you from using the same words again and again.

In every library there is a card catalog or a computer catalog.

A card catalog lists all of the books the library contains. Information in a card catalog is written on paper cards that are filled in drawers.

Today, more and more libraries use a computer catalog, in which information is entered on a computer program. Either catalog is the place to go to begin your search for information.

Catalog Entries

Whether on cards or on a computer, a library catalog contains three kinds of entries:

1. Title entries begin with the book’s title. When a title begins with An, A, or The, the entry is filed under the next word in the title:

Worst Day I Ever Had, The

2. Author Entries begin with the name of the book’s author. The author’s last name is listed first:

McMane, Fred

3. Subject Entries begin with the subject of the book:

SPORTS

Encyclopedia

It is a collection of books from A to Z. They also come in CD’s. There are a variety of articles in these books. They are updated constantly. Encyclopedias can also be found on line such as : Encarta, Salvat,Compton …

Almanac

Yearly Collection of facts. Contains information about the places of the world

Daily/televised News

Up to date information. PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT

SOCIAL EVENTS, POLITICS, BUSINESS, SPORTS, OBITUARIES, HORSCOPES, CLASSIFIEDS, ADVERTISEMENTS, WEATHER FORECASTS AMONG OTHERS…