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Online Resources available at the
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Searchable Databases
The Kansas Legal Service Free Forms
Auto Repair Reference Center
Novelist—the complete readers' advisory solution
Small Business Reference Center
Learning Express—Write a Resume and Learn new skills
Mango—Learn to speak different languages
National Geographic Magazine 1888 to Present
Zinio—read magazines online for free
Great Ways to find information from the
Kansas State Library Webpage (http://www.kslib.info/)
Online Resources –Search Databases --State Database
• Kansas Specific Searches - http://skyways.lib.ks.us/ history, population etc.
• Masterfile Premier- Search Popular Magazines
• Academic Search Premier – Search College/Professional level journals
• ConsumerSearch Product (example furnaces)
• Law ,Kansas Legal Service Free Forms
• Libraryspot.com -reference Desk Tools
Genealogy
Heritage Quest,Ancestry Library Ed,Genealogy, Ancestery Library edition
Health
Medlineplus.gov, Mayoclinic.com/health, WebMd, PubMed
Automotive
Kelly Blue Book-NADA, Auto Repair Reference Center
NonLocal Books and More—Search Kansas Catalog
ILL = Inter Library Loans, OCLC = Search Out of state ILL book search
The Different forms of Media
that are available at
our Newton Public Library.
DVD
VHS
MP3 CD
Audio CD
Audio-Cassette
Playaways-audio
Book
Magazine
Newspaper
MicroFilm
E-Magazines
Wii/Wii U
Xbox 360
PS2, PS3
E-books
E-Music
E-Audio books
Business Journals
E-Movies
Playaway- views
The PlayAway
View is a
preloaded,
rechargeable
video player.
The PlayAway is a preloaded,
rechargeable audio (book) player
MicroMedia Films
Microfilm and microfiche are two types of archival products that can store documents
and photographs. Libraries often use these products to archive newspapers. Microfilm
and microfiche are viewable through microfilm machines that can turn the negative
image on the film to a positive image.
The machine also magnifies the document to make it readable
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Microfiche costs more than microfilm to produce.
The disadvantage of microfilm is that it is difficult to update the reels with new
images. It is better if all of the images are loaded onto a single reel at one time.
Microfilm can also have a slower retrieval rate because you have to roll through all
the images to find the one you want.
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Not all information
is equally valuable.
Any information should be
carefully examined to
determine its
usefulness and quality.
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1. Evaluating Web Sites
Ask yourself the following questions:
• Is the author an authority or expert on the
subject?
• What is the author's agenda? Are they trying to
sell an idea or product?
• Do they use evidence to support fact claims,
ideas, or opinions?
• Is the information current?
2. Evaluating Articles and Books
Authority, Date of Publication, Objectivity,
Accuracy & Quality of Content.
Authority:
• What are the author's credentials, educational
background, experience, past writings?
• Is the author's name cited in other sources or
bibliographies? Respected authors are cited
frequently by other scholars.
2. Evaluating Articles and Books
Authority, Date of Publication, Objectivity,
Accuracy & Quality of Content.
Date of Publication:
• Is currency important to your research?
• If so, when was the source published?
• Topics in the sciences and business often
demand current information. Topics in the
humanities may require older material.
2. Evaluating Articles and Books
Authority, Date of Publication, Objectivity,
Accuracy & Quality of Content.
Objectivity:
• Is the information supported by facts and
evidence, or is it someone's opinion?
2. Evaluating Articles and Books
Authority, Date of Publication, Objectivity,
Accuracy & Quality of Content.
Accuracy and Quality of Content
• Can the information be verified by other
sources?
• How does the information compare with other
sources?
• If it is a book, what do book reviewers have to
say?
How to search better with:
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Filter results by type of content
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1- Along the top of your page, you'll see a number of Google products to filter your content by.
When you select More, you'll see a drop down of additional products to choose from.
Web: By default, your Google search will show unfiltered results that can include all the types of
content below.
Images: See only results from Google Images.
Maps: See only results from Google Maps.
Videos: See only video results from YouTube.
News: See only results from Google News.
Shopping: See only results from Google Shopping.
Books: See only results from Google Books, including reviews, excerpts, and
where you can buy the book.
Places: See only results from places and businesses using Google+ Local.
Blogs: See only results from Google Blog Search.
Flights: See only results from Google Flight Search.
Discussions: See what people are saying in discussion groups, forums, and
question-and-answer sites.
Recipes: See only results for recipes. Customize and filter these results to
show recipes with your ideal ingredients, cook time and calorie count.
Applications: See only results for non-Google and Google applications for
your mobile devices and desktop.
Patents: See only results from Google Patent Search, which allows you to
search the full text of the U.S. patent corpus and find patents that interest you.
2- Publish date:
• You can limit results according to when they are
published on the Web. Options include any time
or a custom range like past month.
3- Reading level:
• You can limit your search results to a specific
reading level (Basic, Intermediate or Advanced).
4- Translated foreign pages:
• Sometimes the best results
for your search are written
in another language. Based
on your search term, this
filter chooses the best
language (or languages) to
search in, translates your
search, and then translates
the results back to the
language you prefer to read.
The automatic language selection isn't perfect, of
course, so if you'd like to search specific languages,
select them in the panel above the results.
5- Verbatim search:
• You can see results for the exact words you
searched for.
6- Dictionary tool:
• You can find definitions, synonyms, images and
more for your search term.
7- Visited pages/Not yet visited:
• If you're signed in to your Google Account and
have Web History enabled, you can limit the
results to pages you have or have not already
visited
8- Safe Search
• Activate Safe search to filter sexually explicit
content.
To activate it,
click on the
gear icon in
the right
corner, then
click on
search
setting, then
tick the safe
Side Note: Advanced Search
• To access advanced search settings , click on the
gear icon in the right corner,
9- Refine your query by time, region,
and language
10- Select results by file format
11- Select usage rights
12- Web History: Part 1
• When you create a Google Account, Google Web History is
automatically turned on. Google Web History offers more
relevant search results and recommendations across Google’s
products and services based on your web activity, providing a
more personalized experience on Google. You can turn off
Google Web History at any time.
With Google Web History you can:
View and search across webpages you've visited in the past,
including Google searches. Now you don't have to hunt for
things you've seen and liked in the past!
Find trends on your web activity, such as your most visited
sites and top searches.
Get more personalized search results and recommendations
across Google products and services based on what you've
searched for and which sites you've visited.
See personalized predictions in autocomplete based on what
you've searched for and which sites you've visited.
Filter search results by pages you've visited before using
the search options panel
12- Web History: Part 2
• To check your web history click on the gear icon
displayed in the top right corner of the search
results
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Six Common Types
of Reference Materials
•Dictionaries
•Thesaurus
•Encyclopedia
•Atlas
•Almanac
•Periodicals
Dictionary
Dictionaries are
used to look
up words.
• They can be used for a variety of reasons:
definition, spelling, pronunciation, word
origin, part-of- speech and how it is used
in a sentence.
• There are also many different types of
specialized dictionaries such as a
Biographical or Geographical dictionary.
Biographical Dictionary
Biographical dictionaries are used
to find information
about famous people.
• They usually contain brief facts about the
person’s life such as: birthdate, major
accomplishments and events that have made the
person famous.
• If you wish to find MORE information, you will
need to go elsewhere. (imdb.com)
Geographical Dictionary
Geographical dictionaries contain
information about places.
• They ARE NOT, however, a book of maps.
• Geographical dictionaries provide information
about a place such as location, population,
industry and famous landmarks.
• The information is very brief but will provide
you a starting point to go elsewhere for
additional information. (wiki)
Thesaurus
A Thesaurus is used to find words
that mean the same or opposite as
another word.
• These are called synonyms (same as) and
antonyms (opposite of).
• They are simple to use - just look up your word
and a thesaurus will give you the list of
synonyms and antonyms for that word.
• A Thesaurus, however, DOES NOT usually
provide you with a definition
(you need a dictionary for that).
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An Encyclopedia is
used to find
information about
a person, place, or thing.
(the noun book)
• Articles found in an Encyclopedia are usually
longer and contain more information than a
Dictionary.
• Encyclopedias are a great place to start to find
information about a topic you know nothing
about, but are not usually accepted as a source
for high school students.
• Example: Wikipedia!
Atlas
An Atlas is a book of maps
• Atlases are used to find specific
locations such as: country, state,
city or geographic formation.
• Many people use an atlas when
they are going on vacation or
traveling to another place.
• There are also specialized atlases
such as historical and geographic.
Almanac
An Almanac is a book of facts that
provide brief, useful and
interesting information.
• Information in an almanac is typically
relating to countries of the world, sports,
entertainment, etc.
• They are updated every
year so they always
contain the most
current information
available.
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Do you know?
For the next few slides I will
describe a situation. You must
decide what type of reference
material would be the BEST and
FASTEST way to find the
information.
Challenge Question One
• Your family is going on vacation to
see the Mayan ruins in Mexico. You
want to find more information about
the ancient civilization.
• Where would you find this type of
information?
Answer: Encyclopedia, Great Job!!!
Challenge Question Two
• 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?
Answer: Atlas, Great Work!!!!
Challenge Question Three
You want to find out which NFL
player had the most touchdowns
in 2008.
• Which reference material would
you use?
Answer: Almanac, Fantastic!!!!!
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Challenge Question Four
• You are writing an essay on To Kill a
Mockingbird. You want to find
another word to use instead of saying
‘great’.
• What reference material would you
use to find another word for ‘great’?
Answer: Thesaurus,
Wonderful Job!!!!
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Challenge Question Five
• Jane is beginning to write an essay in
Sophomore English. She is trying to
find the birth date of Ernest
Hemingway.
• What reference material would she
use to quickly find this information?
Answer: Biographical Dictionary,
Fantastic Job!!!!
Challenge Question Six
• You are looking for what state
Wyomising County is located in.
• You have tried to find the answer
in an atlas, but cannot find it.
• Where else could you look?
Answer: Geographical Dictionary,
Excellent Job!!!!!
Reference Materials
• Reference materials such as dictionaries, a
thesaurus, atlases, encyclopedias and almanacs
help us locate information QUICKLY and
EFFICIENTLY.
• Remember, the Internet is a great resource, but
many times information can (sometimes) be
found easier by using a reference book!
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