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Jamela C. Amante
MLIS-1 C22-0324
09692264620 jamela.amante@lccdo.edu.ph

One lesson learned from reference sources of the library is that it is important
to be familiar with the different types of resources available. Each resource
has its own strengths and weaknesses, so it is important to know which one to
use for each specific task. For example, encyclopedias are great for general
information but not so great for specific details, while dictionaries are great
for finding the meaning of words but not so great for detailed information.
 -almanacs -technical notes an memoranda
-dictionaries -preprints
-encyclopedias -conference proceedings and papers

-periodicals -general guides

-annuals -general facts and directories
-journal proceedings -Web search engines

-audio recording -pamphlets

-film strips -brochure
-videotapes -clippings

Theses/Dissertations Encyclopedia Bibliographies

Manuscripts Fact-type Books Chronologies

Patents Almanacs Directories

Daily Newspaper Report Directory Factbooks

College Invisible Index Guidebooks

Authority
-authorship, publisher/sponsor, sources of information

Scope
-the subject matter of the material

Treatment
-appropriate to the audience in terms of content, approach, artistic
and literary quantity

Arrangement
-would have alphabetical, logical, depending on the
sequence, classified, chronological

Format
-the physical make-up of the book

Special Features
-outstanding qualities of the materials

Relation to Similar Works

-uniqueness, spin-offs, new editions

Cost
-price, licensing condition
Scope
Accuracy Authority
Scope
Accuracy
Indexing Accuracy and Currentness
Currency
Length of Entry
Documentation Format
Accuracy
Criteria for Inclusion
Comprehensive Encylopedia material
Arrangement
Audience
Uniqueness User Community Scope
Authority
Format Cost
Frequency of updates Currency Uniqueness
Photo Directories as databases
References for further
reading

Dictionaries Encyclopedia Almanacs and Yearbooks

-Britannica -The Whitaker's Almanacs
-Unabridged -Negro Almanacs
-Abridged -World Book -General Information
Yearbooks
-Pocket -Microsoft Encarta

Handbooks and Manuals

-Literature Directories Bibliographical Sources
-Direct or Indirect
-Quotations -Local -Current, Retrospective,
-Cookbooks
-Association- or both
Education -International or National

Geographical Sources Indexes and Abstracts

-Map
Bibliographies -General Periodical
-Globe -Analytical -Subject-Oriented
-Atlas -Historical -Citation
-Descriptive