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Undergraduate (UGL): 313-577-8852 Purdy/Kresge: 313-577-6423 Arthur Neef Law: 313-577-6180 Shiffman Medical: 313-577-1094 A range of material that can be general or focused on a single topic. They’re great for quick consultation and can help give you the background you need to begin your research. They include: Long format resources that provide comprehensive information on a topic. Books are critical resources for studying the humanities in particular, and they offer important in-depth context for topics across the social sciences and sciences as well.

Academic libraries contain both fiction (works of the imagination) to be analyzed, as well as non-fiction (fact-based works). Because there is usually a long amount of time between writing and publishing, books are not a good source for the most current information. Types of books include: International, national, and local coverage of issues and events for a particular region, often with a distinct editorial perspective. Newspapers are important resources for current information, personal accounts, opinions on issues, and coverage of popular topics in a given community. A collection of articles within a particular subject area that are published regularly.

The frequency of publication can be an indicator of how current the information is. Journals are more up to date than books and are a good place to find the latest research on a subject. In general, journals assign a volume number to indicate each year and an issue number for each publication during that year. Journals contain articles written by different authors. Journals may be popular, scholarly, or trade oriented. Articles are typically reviews or research papers written by academics or other experts on a given topic.

They are most often peer-reviewed, which means that other experts have rigorously reviewed the content to ensure that it is valid. Articles provide details on research and often include methods and results. Journal articles examine more specific topics and are excellent to use for in-depth research. This page contains definitions of and examples of different types of reference sources including almanacs, atlases, bibliographies, biographies, chronologies, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, handbooks, and indexes. Almanacs are not usually used for extensive research , but are good for looking up specific facts, statistics, tables and lists about people, places, events, countries, organizations, zip codes, and popular culture such as... Generally, almanacs cover a broad period of time, while Yearbooks, which contain similar information, only cover a given year.

Atlases contain an organized group of pictorial or illustrated political, cultural, physical, road, and/or thematic maps. Atlases may be organized around a specific subject, theme, or geographic area. Bibliographies compile comprehensive lists of resources that share one or more common attributes about a particular subject, person, geographical area, etc. Some bibliographies also briefly describe the resources that are listed. One should consult a bibliography when they want citations that will guide them to specific resources. Biographies contain information about people, both living and deceased - they can contain brief summaries of data about individuals, contain lists of citations of resources about a person, or be full length books detailing...

Biographies may cover general important figures, or may be organized thematically/geographically, etc. One would use a biography to look up facts or detailed information about a person or group of people. Information comes to us from many different sources, and finding highly-quality information sources that are suitable for college may require that you add some new skills to your everyday information approaches and resources. On this page you will find some examples of references sources, books, and various types of articles. The other pages on this guide will go into more detail and provide links to help you use these sources in your own research and writing. Continue reading below and then on to the pages of this guide to learn more about

Background sources/Reference works: The best resource to find a concise overview or summary of a topic, written by a topic specialist. This could be a handbook or guide. Subject-specific encyclopedias are a great example, and these resources often lists additional references. The OC libraries offer both print and electronic reference works. Example of a reference source cited in APA: Boeing company.

(2015). In T. Riggs (Ed.), The Gale encyclopedia of U.S. economic history (2nd ed.). Gale. Subject-specific encyclopedias from highly reliable publishers like Gale can help you learn the background of a topic, locate useful keywords and subject terms, and connect you to additional resources.

Summaries of facts, definitions, histories, statistics, and other types of information on large subject areas, organized for quick lookup. Reference sources are generally the place to begin your research, especially when you're starting out with an unfamiliar field. But they're also where you return when you need to look up formulas, facts, definitions, and other standard details; they tend to pack a lot of information into simple, easy-to-use packages. Many reference works are available online and are accessible through links from the Library Catalog and from subject or course guides, but many valuable reference resources are still available only in print, and a... Because print-only reference books are in high demand, they are kept in separate, non-circulating reference collections in most UCLA libraries. Reference sources are rarely peer-reviewed.

In fact, because they mostly contain established, factual information, they're sometimes not even cited in academic works, unless directly quoted. Check your style manual for best guidelines. As compilations of existing information, reference works are decisively in the category of secondary sources... to the point that some people call them tertiary sources. Undergraduate (UGL): 313-577-8852 Purdy/Kresge: 313-577-6423 Arthur Neef Law: 313-577-6180 Shiffman Medical: 313-577-1094 Mann, T.

(2018). Reference and informational genres. In McDonald, J. D., Levine-Clark, M., & Taylor & Francis eBooks A-Z. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, Fourth Edition (4th ed.). CRC Press.

This artifact is a formal paper based on my observations of reference services at a public library over the course of a semester. This paper focuses on the impact of the reference interview on customer service to patrons. During my observations, reference services librarians never followed the steps of the reference interview to completion. I observed how this negatively impacted customer service and compromised the patrons’ access to information resources. I learned that following the steps of the reference interview and providing excellent customer service is necessary to “facilitate access to, and use of, information resources between users and communities” (SIS, 2019). This artifact is an analytic essay that compares and contrasts the culture of children with the culture of adults.

This essay explores the culture of the TransGeneration / Generation Z and how their literary and information needs are often compromised by the culture of adults. I discovered that although many youths in this generation do not identify as exclusively heterosexual, many libraries do not offer well-developed Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) theme collections or resources. I learned that having collections and information resources that reflect the needs of all members of the community is fundamental to “facilitate access to, and use of information resources between users and communities” (SIS,... This artifact is an evaluation of my preferred management style, detailing my strengths as a manager and revealing areas that need improvement. To identify my preferred management style, I evaluated the various approaches to management found in the course textbook, Management Basics for Information Professionals. I then took the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test to learn more about my preferred style of management.

Before this assignment, I had no idea how to identify or articulate my preferred management style. Knowing my personal management style enables me to "utilize current management and leadership theories and practices in the workplace" (SIS, 2019). This artifact is a reflective essay based on my interview with Leslie Tetreault, the youth services manager at the Richland County Public Library in Columbia, South Carolina. Interviewing Mrs. Tetreault allowed me to gain insight into the responsibilities that accompany being a youth services manager as well as the rewarding and challenging aspects of this position. This library leader imparted in minute detail her personal management philosophy and intense training regime she uses when onboarding new staff to her team.

The two-hour interview session with Mrs. Tetreault was like attending a seminar on how to be a successful and effective manager/leader. This assignment brought to life how to “utilize current management and leadership theories and practices in the workplace” (SIS, 2019).

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