Biographical Sources provide information on the lives of individuals. Focus may be on a single individual or on a group of people such as African Americans or men and women scientists.
True
Books are written on many different topics and can be consider either publish or not publish.
False
Scholarly Journals have articles reviewed by peers before they are published.
True
Trade Journals publish articles that address standards from the field.
True
Magazines publish longer articles compared to other information sources.
False
Encyclopedias are great places to start when you are unfamiliar with a topic because reading it is a good way to get a grasp of the range and depth of the topic you are investigating.
True
Almanac are typically annual publications and contain statistics and other general information in a particular subject. Example: The Facts on File World Almanac The Old Farmer’s Almanac
True
Dictionaries are used to define words, to verify spelling, to divide words into syllables, for word pronunciation, to check on usage, or to determine the history of a word.
True
Atlas is a geographical dictionary or directory. It is used in combination with a map and lists geographical names, locations, and/or physical features.
False
Reference booksare used to locate brief bits of information Examples of reference books include encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographical sources, geographical sources, directories, almanacs
True
Articles provide current news/information about international, national, and local events.
False
Atlases are bound collections of maps that are divided into three groups: current, historical, and thematic
True
Information sources include Periodicals, which are items published at regular intervals like weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Periodicals include magazines, scholarly journals, trade journals, and newspapers.
True
Maps are available in paper only
False