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Biology 101 Information Literacy Lab

Biology 101 Information Literacy Lab. Reference Sources Bankier Library February 2011 Steve Chudnick. Reference Information. What in the world do I need reference information for? A quick look-up of definitions Background information on a topic

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Biology 101 Information Literacy Lab

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  1. Biology 101 Information Literacy Lab

    Reference Sources Bankier Library February 2011 Steve Chudnick
  2. Reference Information What in the world do I need reference information for? A quick look-up of definitions Background information on a topic Help with terminology at beginning of the research process To fill in knowledge gaps as they arise
  3. Reference Materials Include Encyclopedias Dictionaries Almanacs Directories
  4. Evaluation of Reference Sources Must Be Relevant Current (for the sciences) Readable Trusted
  5. Reference Sources Benefits: Good starting point for scientific research and research papers Can provide overview and organization of topic and its place within the field Just the facts, ma’am… Limitations: Encyclopedias may give too much detail Dictionaries may give too little detail Frequency of updating…
  6. Reference Books Electronic Databases Two Places to Go for Reference Information

  7. Reference Sources

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  8. College/Career Info A – BF177 Library of Congress Classification Reference Resources, 1st Floor BF181 – CT100 CT101 – D410 A General Works B Philosophy, Psychology & Religion C Civilization, Archaeology & Genealogy D World History E-F American History G Geography, Anthropology & Recreation H Social Sciences, Economics, Finance & Sociology J Political Science K Law L Education M Music N Fine Arts P Language & Literature Q Science (general) R Medicine S Agriculture T Technology U Military Science V Naval Science Z Bibliography & Library Science D410 - DT E – E183.8 Entrance/Exit E184 – F G – H35 H40 - HF HG - HX Courtyard & Cell Phone Use Area J – KF50 KF51 - LC Library Faculty Learning Assistants Print Indexes Indexes: NY Times, Reader's Guide PN4321 - PZ PN800 – PN3503 PN50 – PN771 NA – PN45 M - N Vertical Files R-TS Q-QR Z1225 – Index AI3 TT – Z1224 HELP DESK Tech Specialists Printers & Copy Cards Revised 9/05 PQ/SC
  9. Biology Topics Accessed from the U.S. Library of Congress at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco_q.pdf on 5 Feb. 2007.

  10. Reference Sources

    Online
  11. AccessScience Articles from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks Illustrations Current news headlines, biographies, and more.
  12. Getting to Access Science (1) 1
  13. Getting to AccessScience(2) 2
  14. Science Online (Facts on File) Articles from the Facts on File Science Encyclopedia and Dictionaries Diagrams, Experiments, Illustrations Videos and Animations Biographies and Timelines Searchable and Browseable by Keyword and Subject
  15. Getting to Science Online 1 2 3
  16. Questions and Comments Steve Chudnick schudnick@brookdalecc.edu (732)224-2482
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