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Maximizing Research Resources for Academic Success

Research refers to students' proficiency in utilizing various resources to advance their understanding and knowledge. Learn the importance of books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauruses, periodicals, atlases, newspapers, and the internet in academic research. Enhance your research skills today!

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Maximizing Research Resources for Academic Success

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  1. Research • Research refers to students’ achievement in understanding the purpose of a variety of resources, research, and technology and using these resources. • Resources for finding information Books Table of Contents Glossary Index Dictionary Encyclopedia Thesaurus Periodicals Atlas Newspaper Internet

  2. Books Non-Fiction True books are a good source to use to find information about a subject. You can use the Table of Contents or the Index to guide your search.

  3. Table of Contents Chapter Headings

  4. Index

  5. Glossary Many non-fiction books have a glossary of important words to know in the back of the book.

  6. Dictionary When would you need to use a dictionary? How to spell a word Pronunciation of a word Definition for a word Synonyms and antonyms for a word How to correctly use a word How to break the word into syllables Part of speech for the word History of the word

  7. Entry words are in bold print Use guide words

  8. Thesaurus Used for finding synonyms and antonyms of words Use of synonyms will make writing samples more exciting

  9. Encyclopedia A set of books used to find information about a variety of subjects When to use an Encyclopedia Writing a report Finding facts and dates Curiosity Statistics and summary information on states Characteristics of animals Finding information about people, places, and many other subjects.

  10. Encyclopedia

  11. Atlas A book of maps What can you find in an atlas? World Continents Countries States Cities Highways Roads

  12. Periodicals Magazines that are sent at different times of the year. Monthly Bi-monthly Weekly

  13. Newspaper News about world, national and local events. Weekly Daily

  14. Internet A global network connecting millions of computers. More than 100 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions.

  15. Internet When would you use the Internet? Research Current news and events Access the World Wide Web Social Networking Online encyclopedias and dictionaries MUCH MORE…

  16. Let’s play Jeopardy! http://jeopardylabs.com/play/jeopardy-library-resources

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