Encyclopaedias

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Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

Searching techniques:

- Boolean Logic

- Truncation/wildcards

- Phrase searching

Information finding tools:

- OPAC

- Webbridge

- Databases (incl CD Roms)

- Internet

- Dewey (DDC)

Information sources:

- Dictionaries

- Encyclopaedias

What is it?

Types

- Atlases

- Almanacs & yearbooks

- Books

- Periodicals/Journals

- Newspapers

- Audio-visual

- Internet

- Grey literature

- Broadcast media

- Conference proceedings

- Maps

- Government publications

- Standards

- Museums

- Archives

- Quiz

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal and ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

Types of encylopaedias

Here are examples of some titles:

General encyclopaedias
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica
World book encyclopaedia
Subject encyclopaedias
Encyclopaedia of humanities and social sciences
Encyclopedia of language
Grzimek encyclopedia of mammals
Illustrated encyclopedia of traditional symbols
McGraw-Hill encyclopaedia of traditional symbols
McGraw-Hill encyclopaedia of chemistry
World encyclopedia of library and information services

Note: the topics are arranged alphabetically and sometimes have a separate index volume
Online encyclopaedias
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