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Presents twenty-five trivia questions, enhanced by quotations, cartoons, and other supporting material, intended to develop effective research methods in libraries.

Mr. Wiggle describes, in rhyming text and illustrations, the library's reference section and explores dictionaries, thesauri, almanacs, encyclopedias, and atlases to find out what each one is about and how they can help him when he's looking for answers.

Presents an introduction to libraries and reference materials, providing information on the history of the library, its different parts and types, how they are useful, and includes an explanation of the Dewey decimal system.

Contains twenty-four mysteries teachers may use in the classroom to teach their students the methods and relevance of research; grouped in three categories of difficulty.

Presents reproducible activity worksheets that introduces traditional research resources to students in the three through sixth-grade classroom.

Looks at books as a good source of information for homework or research projects, identifying different types of books, discussing how books are organized, and explaining the skills of reading for understanding and using information responsibly.

Annotated bibliography of major reference volumes.

This book is a narrative guide to conducting research with print and subscription sources, complete with an overview of methodologies, tips for locating reference works and periodicals, and helpful resources.

Lists the various reference materials that librarians can use to expand their school's library media centers, and includes a brief description, price, and contact information for each book.

Describes several kinds of reference materials, including encyclopedias, almanacs, magazines, and others, explaining what kinds of information they contain and how they are organized; presents an exercise on each; and discusses evaluation of sources and plagiarism.

Introduces the Dewey Decimal and the Library of Congress classification systems, card and book catalogs, and reference sources.

Presents school librarians with background information on a variety of electronic and Internet media resources.

"Packed with intriguing questions and answers, thought-provoking quotes, and fascinating "did-you-know?" boxes, the World War II Fact Book is a new way to find out about the most destructive conflict in history.

Explains how to write a report, covering gathering information, taking notes, sorting evidence, and more.