ready references and dictionaries
DESCRIPTION
Ready References and Dictionaries. Jamie Kilgore & Courtney Black. Ready Reference. Ready reference sources answer the major who, what, which, where, when and how questions. Examples. Telephone Books – Toll-Free Phone Book USA Almanacs – The World Almanac - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Jamie Kilgore &
Courtney Black
Ready reference sources answer the major who, what,
which, where, when and how questions.
Telephone Books – Toll-Free Phone Book USA
Almanacs – The World Almanac Literary Synopses – Masterplots Timelines and Events – Chase’s Calendar
of Events Etiquette – Emily Post’s Etiquette Online – www.anywho.com
When choosing ready reference sources for your library, consider
their authority, scope, cost, format, availability, reliability, and comprehensiveness. Most
importantly, select ready references that are current and
accurate!
Dictionaries attempt to list all the words in a language along with
their meaning, usage, pronunciation, grammatical
provenance, and syllabication. Most types of dictionaries contain definitions and are arranged alphabetically.
General Dictionaries – Oxford English Dictionary
Specialized Word Sources – Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang
Thesauri – The Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus
Quotations – Barlett’s Familiar Quotations Concordances – Abingdon’s Strong’s
Exhaustive Concordance Style and Usage of Word’s – Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers
Children’s Dictionaries – Student’s Dictionary Bilingual Dictionaries – Cassell’s Latin Dictionary Special Constituency – Oxford Large Print Dictionary Subject Dictionaries – Black’s Law Dictionary Online – www.yourdictionary.com
When evaluating dictionaries authority and accuracy are very
important. Other criteria for word sources are currency, cost,
format, scope, comprehensiveness and value-
added features.