Research Tools Vocabularly

What do we call a book of maps?

What do we call an object made by humans, usually an object from a particular time in history?

What is the resource that is a trip to a particular location or museum for learning purposes?

Resource that examines events, interpret/examine primary source, or combine source information

What do we call the resource that gives some of the most up-to-date facts on different topics?

A text written to an individual or a group, can be personal, formal, or written for business

Has a hard disks to store info, and software to direct the operation of programs and files

Extra information appearing at the end of a book to add to the material in the chapters

What resources can be interviewed for stories, personal experience, or professional knowledge?

What do we call a resource to find the latest information on a specific topic?

What do we call the resource which is a short introduction located at the beginning of a book?

A resource found at the beginning of a book, which shows chapter titles and page numbers

What are sources from the time of events (firsthand testimony/direct evidence) of topics?

Yearly publication of lists, charts or tables with info on population, past events and weather

Resource at the end of a book, alphabetically lists terms, people, or pictures and their page #

What do you call a reference book that has information on a wide variety of subjects?

A resource at bottoms of pages, explains outside sources to expand upon information (endnote)

What do you call a type of book used in schools for an in-depth study of a subject?

Resource for synonyms (word with similar meaning) and antonyms (word with opposite meaning)

A resource at the back of a book with an alphabetical list of terms/definitions from the book

What do we call the resource that is used to narrow the search for a topic?

What do we call electronic mail sent on computers with internet access?

What resource on library computers finds books and is searchable by title, author, or subject?

What is the resource that has definitions, parts of speech, and pronunciations of words?

What is the resource that provides detailed information on a particular subject or person?