| Reference Materials | |
| Reference materials are good for locating background information or for getting an overview of your topic. | |
| DIRECT SOURCES contain the information within the source. Some examples of direct sources are dictionaries and encyclopedias, fact sources, biographical sources, geographical sources, and chronologies. |
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DICTIONARIES
and ENCYCLOPEDIAS
may be general or subject specific. They contain definitions and
short articles. |
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FACT
SOURCES,
which include
yearbooks, almanacs, manuals, and directories, are useful as quick
reference to factual information. |
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BIOGRAPHICAL
SOURCES provide
information about famous people, such as where they were born and
died, education, career, and major accomplishments. |
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GEOGRAPHICAL
SOURCES include
maps, globes, atlases, gazetteers (dictionaries of place names),
and travel guidebooks. |
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CHRONOLOGIES
list historical
events in the order that they occurred.
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