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Beginning the Search

Name:_________________                                          Instructor:_______________
Period_________________

This checklist is designed to help you plan you track down resources.  Recognize that there are many sources for finding information.

Classroom In the Community Other
_____textbooks _____films/videos _____family
_____books _____local libraries _____radio
_____teacher _____current news sources _____television
_____computer programs _____government services _____magazines
_____other resources _____FAX to other resources _____other resources
_______________________ _____specialists in the field _______________________
_______________________ _______________________

Organizational Tools

AT Media Center Steps to complete:
_____Media Center Web Page _____brainstorming
_____books _____outlines
_____dictionaries _____scanning for keywords
_____encyclopedias _____skimming for important content
_____atlases _____research notes with page #s for reference
_____pamphlets _____documented titles of sources
_____AVID for visual resources
_____periodicals

 

Tools Sources Used
Make a check mark beside the tools you plan to use: I will record:
_____AT's Online Catalog  _____author’s name, title and page #s
_____vertical file index and material in the file _____call number
_____ online encyclopedias:
_____online dictionaries
_____thesaurus For each source consulted, I will:
_____table of contents in resource material _____  citation with author, title, place of publication
           publisher and date of publication (copyright
           date), URL and Access date for online resources
_____indexes in resource material
_____keyword for selecting material to read
_____headings to help get organized _____skim for important content
_____online periodical databases _____make notes with page #s for quick reference
_____Internet resources _____documented titles of sources consulted
_____Reference interview the AT Media Center Staff I will organize a works cited list:
_____AT Media Center Web Page _____after consulting the style manual or format
           style required for this assignment

 


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