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Main Contents Page
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
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Types of encylopaedias
Here are examples of some titles:
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General encyclopaedias |
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The New Encyclopaedia Britannica
World book encyclopaedia
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Subject encyclopaedias |
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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 |
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Online encyclopaedias |
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Remember you will only be able
to access these web sites if the computer you are working on is connected
to the internet.
Encyclopaedia.com - This site conveniently places an extraordinary
amount of information at your fingertips. More than 14,000 articles
from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopaedia, Third Edition,
have been assembled to provide free, quick and useful information
on almost any topic.
Encyclopaedia
Britannica |
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