Informational Resources By Teresa Hudson Encyclopedias Informational Resources By Teresa Hudson

1. Britannica Print and online source Free online version Subscription online version Multiple versions for young children, middle school, older children. Print is oldest reference in English Micropaedia and Macropaedia Set costs around $800

2. World Book Print and online source Free source online Online for ages 8 and up Includes research tools with maps Individual accounts Print version has 24 volumes Cost around $1,100

3. Compton’s Encyclopedia Print and online source Online source part of Britannica Online School Edition K-12 Also offers online learning materials Print version is 26 volumes for students age 10-17, Includes pictures, diagrams and engaging text.

4. Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Online source Database driven Advanced features College user or above Hosted by EBSCO

5. The World’s Fact Book Online version Developed by the CIA Basic information over countries Illustrations

Time line of ways infoplease could be accessed since the 1930’s Online version 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia Started as a radio show in 1938 Links for atlases, dictionaries, and timelines Time line of ways infoplease could be accessed since the 1930’s

7. Wikipedia Online version Written collaboratively Anyone can edit articles Over 3 billion articles in English Predominately volunteers write articles 78 million visitors a month Written in more than 270 languages

8. wordiQ Online version Includes an encyclopedia, dictionary and other resources Designed for students, parents and teachers Free site for self-education

9. Factmonster Online version Designed for K-8 Colorful, easy to navigate More than 57,000 articles available

10. Scholarpedia Online version Similar to Wikipedia Resembles Wikipedia’s website Written only by experts in the field Higher reading levels

11. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Print and online version 10 volumes 2,054 entries Alphabetical sequence Coverage of philosophy

12. Encyclopedia Americana Print version Used by schools, colleges and public libraries Arranged alphabetically by words not letters $729 for the 29 volume set

13. Encyclopedia of World Biography Print version 25 volumes 7,000 articles Articles are arranged alphabetically by last name. Portraits included

14. Encyclopedia of Religion Print version 15 volumes Includes important ideas, practices and persons Includes illustrations

15. Encyclopedia of the Holocaust Print version 4 volumes Complete information on the worst event in history Cross-referencing Illustrations included

16. The Bershire Encyclopedia of World History Print version 5 volumes 558 articles written by a team of 330 Easy to follow with 3 general areas Includes sidebars and quotes

17. Encyclopedia of World Trade Print version 4 volumes Contains approximately 450 entries Focuses on countries, regions and trade organizations

18. Encyclopedia of the United Nations Print version 4 volumes Information about the United Nations system Websites included Extensive cross-referencing

19. Encyclopedia of the Global Economy Print version 2 volumes Loaded with illustrations and graphs Includes relevant documents and statistics Alphabetized entries

20. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life Print version 6 volumes Volumes are organized by time periods Within time periods information is broken into categories

Using Informational Resources in the Classroom Prepare a presentation over a country Include basic facts about the country including location, population, religion, currency, dominant industries, transportation, flag, holidays, and other relevant facts Use at least three resources to find the information and cite at the end of the presentation.