Transcript Where Can I Find Information? - Vermilion Parish School District

Where Can I Find
Information?
Your library is
the place to search.
Your Library Offers
• Print Resources
• Online Resources
Print Resources
• Library books to be checked out (use
FIEB Library Online Catalog)
• Encyclopedia (use the index)
• Almanac
• Atlas
Print Resources
• Dictionary
• Thesaurus
• Magazines/Newspapers --also called
periodicals
Encyclopedia
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Many volumes
Articles and pictures on many subjects
Alphabetical order
Articles are long and contain many details
about the subject
Almanac
An almanac contains up-to-date facts about many
topics such as:
animals
countries
sports
government
cities
inventions
weather
events
Almanacs contain
• Tables, charts, and brief articles
• Almanacs are published every year, so the
facts are very current and up-to-date.
Atlas
• An atlas is a book of maps.
• An atlas can provide climate, political,
population, and other types of
information.
Dictionary
•Shows the spellings,
meanings, and pronunciations
of words
•Arranged in alphabetical order
Thesaurus
• A thesaurus is a book of words and their
SYNONYMS arranged in alphabetical
order.
• Antonyms are frequently shown along with
the synonyms.
Magazines
To locate information in magazines, use the following
sources:
• The Children’s Magazine Guide
or
• Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature
Online Resources
• These resources cover all sorts of topics
such as those found in print
encyclopedias.
• These resources are current, accurate,
and reputable.
Online Resources
• World Book on the Web
• EBSCO
• World Wide Web and the Internet
World Book and EBSCO
• These sources can be accessed through the Vermilion
Parish Schools Website.
• They can be accessed at school or home.
• Both are reputable, accurate, and current.
World Book and EBSCO
• To access EBSCO Hosts and databases and WorldBook
Online from home, go to www.vrml.k12.la.us .
• Find EBSCO-WorldBook
• Use the usernames and passwords listed:
EBSCO: username--student
password--ebsco
World Book and EBSCO
WORLD BOOK home use:
username--Louisiana
password--Elementary, Middle,
or Highschool depending on
your level
World Wide Web
and the Internet
• With the World Wide Web and the Internet, there is almost
instant access to information around the world.
• However, searching might be time-consuming.
• Be sure to use key words to help you refine your search so
that you can quickly access information.
World Wide Web
and the Internet
• Search with Yahoo, Google, Alta Vista, etc.
• Whatever site you are using, ask yourself if
the site is reputable, accurate, and current.
World Wide Web
and the Internet
Be sure to look at the ending on the website URL to determine who
owns/operates the website:
.edu indicates an educational site,
.org usually shows that a site is run by a nonprofit organization such
as PBS or the Red Cross,
.com is the most popular kind of site because companies want to
advertise their products,
.net is the latest of the new endings for URLs,
.gov is exclusively used for sites owned and operated by the
government.
Remember to record the
bibliographic information of
your sources at the time you
use the sources.