- Information books (Look in the
non-fiction section of the library - 000's to
999's)
- Reference
books (such as
encyclopedias, almanacs, atlases, gazetteers)
- Magazines and magazine indexes
- Newspapers
- Vertical files of information (ask
the librarian)
- Telephone books
- Primary resources such as diaries,
journals, and stories of real people
- Biographies and autobiographies
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Computer
resources such as Encarta, SIRS Discoverer, Ebsco
Searchasaurus, Internet, Magic School Bus, ... Use
the OPAC to do subject searches.
Compare search engines with a look at this page.
I
bet
you can
think of
lots
more!
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Find authorities in your subject area. Talk
to your parents, teachers, and librarian about who might be a good source of
information.
Go to a business that deals with your
subject and ask the people there.
Use e-mail or listservs to ask the
people who they know that might be an authority. Here's a place
to get help about your topic.
Call people from the
yellow pages in the telephone book.
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Yourself! You can keep journals
of your own, make up surveys or interviews to ask other people questions, and design experiments to find
out the answer to your question yourself.
I
bet
you can
think of
lots
more!
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Information
Seeking Strategies