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Discover the interconnected world of reference sources - from bibliographic resources to virtual libraries, enhancing 21st-century skills. Explore ready reference sources, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and biographical information in this comprehensive guide.
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Reference 2.0 • During these past eight weeks we have learned a great deal about the importance of the reference section. The fact that impresses me the most is that everything seems to be intertwined. A library would not be complete without some portion of each of the following reference sources.
Bibliographic Resources WorldCat: The Global Network of Libraries http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/ Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media http://www.gale.cengage.com/ Literary Market Place: More than just a bibliographic resource, also a librarian support system. http://books.infotoday.com/ ALA: American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ Databases The International Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/ Google Scholar is a database and a search engine. http://scholar.google.com/ Highwire Press: Database of scholarly journals: http://highwire.stanford.edu/ ERIC: Educational Government Database----AWESOME! http://eric.ed.gov/ Week 4 We learned how to use and apply several Bibliographic Resources and Databases to the library.
Week 5 We each researched how to collaboratively use databases in the classroom and library. • 21st Century Skills • We are continuously learning how to teach the 21st Century Standards by examining articles about the 21st Century Skills. • Virtual Libraries • We learned how to help students use virtual libraries and importance of teaching information and technology skills. http://www.big6.com/ • Visual Video Skills • We also learned how to use videos to help teach our students and ourselves how to effectively use databases. http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/2687 • Geovisualization Skills • Google Earth offers wonderful opportunities to connect geography and all the subjects in school together to create exciting lessons. http://www.google.com/earth/index.html
Ready Reference Sources Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/ Scope Systems provides quick facts about the history of any certain day. http://www.scopesys.com/ Librarian’s Internet Index also known as known as the Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/ Infoplease offers ready reference sources from several different materials. http://www.infoplease.com/ Dictionaries Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/ Thesaurus. com http://thesaurus.com/ The Works of the Bard: Shakespearean Concordance http://www.it.usyd.edu.au/~matty/Shakespeare/test.html Bartleby’s Great Quotes http://www.bartleby.com/ Week 6 We learned how to use and apply several Ready Reference Sources and Dictionaries to the library.
Encyclopedias Wikipedia a very controversial topic in the field of library science, but still considered a great starting point. http://www.wikipedia.org/ Encyclopedia Britannica is a great general encyclopedia. http://www.britannica.com/ Encyclopedia.com http://www.encyclopedia.com/ Citizendium is similar to Wikipedia, but it requires writers to use real names. http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Welcome_to_Citizendium Special Guidelines and Sources PDR Health http://www.pdrhealth.com/home/home.asp ThomasNet provides information on corporations. http://www.thomasnet.com/ Stedman’s Medical Dictionary http://www.stedmans.com/ Merck Manual of Medical Information http://www.merck.com/ Week 7We learned how to use and apply Encyclopedias and Special Guidelines and Sources to the library.
Geography, Countries, Travel U.S. Board of Geographic Names offers a powerhouse of information of geographical facts. http://geonames.usgs.gov/ Rand McNally Maps http://www.randmcnally.com/ National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ United Nations Maps http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/maplib/maplib.htm Biographical Information Biography.com http://www.biography.com/ National Women’s History Museum http://www.nwhm.org/education/biographies Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://plato.stanford.edu/ Obituaries.com is a great place to locate the biographical information of lesser known people. http://www.obituaries.com/obits.asp Week 8We learned how to use and apply Geography, Countries, Travel Guides, and Biographical Information to the library.