You could use this to find the definition of the word archaeologists.
What is a dictionary?
100
This allows you to search for a book that we have here in the library.
What is the OPAC?
100
Documents written after an event has occurred, providing secondhand accounts of that event, person, or topic.
What is a secondary document or source?
100
Currency, accuracy, and relevancy are just some of the things to look for when doing this?
What is website or source evaluation?
100
AND, OR, NOT, (), and “” are examples of what?
What are Boolean search terms?
200
You use this book to find a synonym for the word abandoned.
What is a thesaurus?
200
This book has a call number that starts with "F" or "FIC" and is followed by the first three letters of the author's last name.
What is a fiction book?
200
This is the most commonly used format for a citation in high school.
What is MLA?
200
A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.
What is a citation?
200
I would use this Boolean search term if I wanted to get MORE results.
What is OR?
300
This is a set of books that gives information about many topics. The topics are listed in Alphabetical order.
What is an encyclopedia?
300
This book has a call number that starts with "SC" or and is followed by the first three letters of the author's last name.
What is a story collection?
300
A list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph
What is an annotated bibliography or source list?
300
An answerable inquiry into a specific concern or issue. It is the first step in a research project.
What is a research question?
300
I would use this Boolean search term if I wanted to narrow down my results.
What are NOT, AND, "", or ()?
400
A book that has a collection of maps? This book also contains information about the land, crops and the population of an area.
What is an Atlas?
400
This type of book has a call number that starts with 900 and then the first three letters of the authors last name.
What is a history/biography book? (Answers will vary).
400
A program that searches information on the world wide web by looking for keywords.
What is a Search Engine?
400
SIRS Discoverer, EBSCOHost, and Contemporary Authors are just a few of the resources available on this website.
What is POWER Library?
400
I would use this Boolean search term if I wanted to search for a phrase.
What is ""?
500
This is a book of facts that is published each year containing miscellaneous information.
What is an Almanac?
500
This type of book has a call number that starts with 200.
What is a book about religion?
500
A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.
What is a primary document or source?
500
This is a collection of organized information.
What is a database?
500
If your search terms are too long, you might try searching just by this; a significant word, or a word used to find information when researching.