Navigating the Library

Navigating the Library book cover — NAVIGATING THE LIBRARY VALERIE BODDEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY ELWOOD H SMITH R G F O ES E A RC H N R WRITI CREATIVE EDUCATION

Navigating the Library — page 1 — Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Liddy Walseth Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed in the United States of America Illustrations by Elwood H Smith 2012 Copyright 2013 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bodden Valerie Navigating the library by Valerie Bodden p cm Research for writing Includes bibliographical references and index Summary A narrative guide to conducting research at the library complete with an overview of methodologies tips for finding materials in databases and on the shelves and helpful resources ISBN 978-1-60818-206-0 hard cover ISBN 978-1-56660-150-4 eBook 1 Library research Juvenile literature 2 Research Methodology Juvenile literature 3 Information resources Juvenile literature 4 Information literacy Juvenile literature 5 Libraries Juvenile literature I Title Z710 B63 2012 020 72 dc23 2011040492 First Edition 246897531

Navigating the Library — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 INTRODUCTION CHAPTERS 6 LO O K I N G TO T H E L I B R A RY 16 GETTING ORIENTED 2 6 O R G A N I Z AT I O N A N D M O R E O R G A N I Z AT I O N 3 6 T H E H U M A N TO U C H ACTIVE RESEARCH 1 4 A H I S TO RY O F I N F O R M AT I O N K E E P I N G 24 S E L F G U I D E D TO U R 34 DIVIDING KNOWLEDGE 4 4 U S I N G W H AT YO U K N O W RESOURCES 4 6 G LO S S A RY 47 WEB SITES 48 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 48 INDEX

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