1. ENCYCLOPEDIAS

2. DEFINITION  Usually a set of books in reference  Includes a variety of topics and information about people, places, and things  Gives a good summary of the topic  Answers questions: Who? What? Where? When? How ?  Usually a set of books in reference  Includes a variety of topics and information about people, places, and things  Gives a good summary of the topic  Answers questions: Who? What? Where? When? How ?

3. DEFINITION  People - famous, made a contribution  Examples: Presidents, Kings or Queens, explorers, scientists, artists, inventors, composers  Usually not celebrities  Places -  Examples: rivers, lakes, mountains, cities, states, countries, continents  Things - all other topics  Examples: animals, dinosaurs, drawing, events, government, history, holidays, money, planets, plants, rocks, sports, science  People - famous, made a contribution  Examples: Presidents, Kings or Queens, explorers, scientists, artists, inventors, composers  Usually not celebrities  Places -  Examples: rivers, lakes, mountains, cities, states, countries, continents  Things - all other topics  Examples: animals, dinosaurs, drawing, events, government, history, holidays, money, planets, plants, rocks, sports, science

4. FORMAT  Print (book) version  Web based  Print (book) version  Web based

5. FORMAT Los Angeles County Public Library provides access to World Book web. Full version is under Encyclopedia and grades K-2 version is under Kids. Need a library card to use. http://colapublib.org/periodicals/index.html Wikipedia is an web-based encyclopedia. Be sure to check your information against another reliable source http://www.wikipedia.org Los Angeles County Public Library provides access to World Book web. Full version is under Encyclopedia and grades K-2 version is under Kids. Need a library card to use. http://colapublib.org/periodicals/index.html Wikipedia is an web-based encyclopedia. Be sure to check your information against another reliable source http://www.wikipedia.org

6. ARRANGEMENT  Set of books in alphabetical order  Each book in the set is called a volume  Topics within each volume are in alphabetical order  Guide words are at the top of each page  Index volume - alphabetical list of all topics in the encyclopedia and what volume & pages  Set of books in alphabetical order  Each book in the set is called a volume  Topics within each volume are in alphabetical order  Guide words are at the top of each page  Index volume - alphabetical list of all topics in the encyclopedia and what volume & pages

7. HELPFUL HINTS  If a subject has 2 parts, look up under the first part  North America would be under N for North  Pacific Ocean would be under P for Pacific  Look up a person under their last name  George Washington would be found under Washington  King George would be found under George  If a subject has 2 parts, look up under the first part  North America would be under N for North  Pacific Ocean would be under P for Pacific  Look up a person under their last name  George Washington would be found under Washington  King George would be found under George