1. When you need to know or get some information about a certain topic, what do you do?

2. 1.identify the different kinds of reference materials 2. familiarize oneself with the use of reference materials

3. Reference Materials READING 6 presents…

4. What are Reference Materials?

5. Reference Materials They are sources of information which are used for answering inquiries (in a library). Such items are normally lent, but consulted only in the premises.

6. atlas It is a book of maps. Atlases are used to find specific locations such as: country, state, city or geographic formation.

7. Many people use an atlas when they are going on vacation or traveling to another place. atlas There are also specialized atlases such as historical and geographic.

8. almanac An almanac is a book of facts that provide brief, useful and interesting information relating to countries of the world, sports, entertainment, etc. They are updated every year so they always contain the most current information available.

9. information files They are collections of clippings/articles of newspapers or magazines that provide important information in the past or present time.

10. Try this! Choose what type of reference material would be the BEST and FASTEST way to find the information. You want to find out which NFL player had the most touchdowns in 2008. Which reference material should you use?

11. Try this! Choose what type of reference material would be the BEST and FASTEST way to find the information. Your family is planning a vacation to Florida. You are going to Universal Studios! Your father is trying to decide what interstate he needs to take. What reference material should he use to find this information?

12. Try this! Choose what type of reference material would be the BEST and FASTEST way to find the information. Your teacher asked you to look for articles which are about “Plagiarism”. What reference material will you use?

13. Try this! Choose what type of reference material would be the BEST and FASTEST way to find the information. You would want to travel to Washington D.C. Which reference material will you use to find out where this place is located?

14. Try this! Choose what type of reference material would be the BEST and FASTEST way to find the information. You are working on your Reading IW card. To help you make sound predictions, you would like to know more about the effects of typhoon Pablo. Which reference material should you use?

15. Try this! Choose what type of reference material would be the BEST and FASTEST way to find the information. You want to know the current population of Denmark? Which reference will you use?

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