library research

Presents a comprehensive guide to conducting research, and explains how to find and access information from a variety of sources, contains indexes to government agencies, and more.

Presents the Big6 Skills approach to information problem-solving in schools. Shows how to teach information and technology skills. In excerpts from teacher inservice sessions and classroom sequences, Mike Eisenberg explains the Big6 Skills students need in the information age: task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation. Graphics, commentary from narrator, and segments of students at work demonstrate use of the Big6 Skills.

This book teaches how to find, gather, and present information.

This book is a narrative guide to conducting research at the library, complete with an overview of methodologies, tips for finding materials in databases and on the shelves, and helpful resources.

An easy-to-follow guide to finding and sorting information on any topic, explaining how to use a wide range of research tools and how to determine fact from fiction.

Presents activity sheets and other resources for nine information literacy and technology research projects for grades 6-9, covering such topics as careers, mystery stories, environmental art, biomes, the death penalty, and early-twentieth-century America.

Explains the basics of using printed and electronic reference sources to find short, factual answers to questions, emphasizing the principles of organization and searching techniques that apply to specific resources; tells how to formulate a search strategy; and provides a brief introduction to the Internet as a research tool.

Looks at books as a good source of information for homework or research projects, identifying different types of books, discussing how books are organized, and explaining the skills of reading for understanding and using information responsibly. Includes exercises, illustrations, and checklists.

"Fribble Mouse's neighbor, Mr. Crumb, is taking up a new hobby. But Mr. Crumb is keeping it a secret until he learns how to do it--unless Fribble can use his library know-how to crack the mystery first"--P. [4] of cover.

Provides explanations of nine fundamental methods of conducting a search for information at the library, and explains how the techniques can be applied to almost any area of research.