Research
Before you start looking for information for a project, you have to choose a ________________ to study.
What is topic?
This is a nonfiction subgenre that tells a person's life story.
What is a biography?
This reference tool is used to look up the definitions of words.
What is a dictionary?
This is what tells where a book is located in our library, it is found on Destiny and on the spine of each book.
What is a call number?
What is the letter at the beginning of all easy fiction and easy non-fiction books?
What is "E"?
Library books, online databases, websites, or magazines are all ________________ you can use for your research.
What are sources, or resources?
This is a folklore subgenre that has royalty, magic, and happy endings (not fantasy).
What are fairy tales?
This reference tool is used to find maps of countries and states.
What is an atlas?
In a nonfiction book, this page lists the chapters and the page numbers on which they start.
What is table of contents, or contents?
Name two things you should NEVER do with a library book.
What is rip the pages, color or write on the pages, eat or drink around the book, or let a pet damage it?
You take __________, or write down short phrases from your sources when doing research.
What is notes?
This is a folklore subgenre in which the fictional characters and/or events are exaggerated (like Pecos Bill).
What is a tall tale?
This reference tool is used to find synonyms, or words that mean the same as a given word.
What is a thesaurus?
In a nonfiction book, this page includes important words from the book and their definitions.
What is the glossary?
True or false: It's okay to have your friend log you in to your computer while you go to the bathroom.
What is FALSE!!! Never give your password to anyone.
True or False: You can access databases on the school computers and on the Mt. Lebanon Public Library website.
What is True?
This fiction subgenre has characters use clues to solve puzzles or crimes.
What is mystery?
How many major sections are there in the Dewey Decimal System?
What is 10?
In a nonfiction book, this page gives topics discussed in the book and the page numbers where you can find that information
(usually located at the back of the book).
What is the index?
Give the two terms for the people who write and illustrate books.
What is "author" and "illustrator"?
What are three different types of sources where you can get information for a project?
What are books, encyclopedias, databases, websites, magazines, newspapers, ...
What are the digits at the beginning of all call numbers for biographies?
What is 92?
Which hundreds section of the Dewey Decimal System includes poetry?
What is the 800's?
On the back of the title page, there is a little C with a circle around it, and it has a year by it. This is called the __________________ date.
What is copyright?
What would the call number be for a paperback red tag book written by Mrs. Auslander?
What is RPB A?