It is important to learn about informational resources in order to efficiently find needed information, expand knowledge, and improve education. There are many resources available that provide different types of information, such as dictionaries, thesauruses, telephone directories, atlases, card catalogs, newspapers, encyclopedias, almanacs, and daily news broadcasts. These resources can be used to find word meanings, contact information, locations, current events, and more. The internet and library card catalogs are highlighted as valuable modern resources for comprehensive searching.

2. Why is it important to learn the
informational resources and what
they are used for?
 To save time
 To be successful finding what you are
looking for
 To expand your knowledge in
searching for information
 To improve your educational
evaluations

3. There are many resources that provide
different kinds of information such as:
 Dictionaries
 Thesaurus
 Telephone directories
 Atlas
 Card/computer catalog
Newspapers
 Encyclopedia
 Almanac
 Daily/televised News

4. The Internet is ...
The most recent or
modern technological
resource that provides
the user with a variety
of information.

5. Hook It Up! ...
Begin with the internet
Through the use of this
technological resource
you can search the
complete web and find
whatever information you
are looking for.

6. The atlas is another resource that can be used
to find :
Location of places
Tables
Graphs
Information about rivers, mountains,
Minerals, weather population etc…

7. Newspapers provide up-to date
information. It can be received daily,
weekly, monthly, yearly or quarterly
In the newspapers you can find
information such as: sports,
advertisement, classifieds, horoscopes,
obituaries, weather forecasts, movies,
cartoons, health and cultural articles
and much more ….

8. The dictionary is a very useful resource to
find:
The spelling and meaning of words
The pronunciation
Syllabic division
Synonyms/antonyms of words
The part of speech
Origin of the word in some cases

9. The telephone directory …
 Lists names, addresses, and phone numbers
of people who live in a specific town, city,
or area.
 In the White Pages of a telephone directory,
people are listed in alphabetical order, last
names first.
 Their addresses and phone numbers are also
given.
 Businesses can also be listed in the White
Pages.

10.  Are you looking for someone’s address?
 Are you looking for a doctor’s telephone
number?
 Are you looking for addresses, telephone
numbers or faxes?
 Are you trying to find the address or
phone number of a company?
THEN YOU FOUND THE RIGHT
SOURCE

11.  A special section called the Yellow Pages is
located at the back of a telephone directory.
That section lists only businesses and
services and often includes display ads.

12.  A Thesaurus is a reference book that
gives synonyms and antonyms for
words. A thesaurus helps you in two
different ways:
– It helps you find just the right word
for a specific sentence.
– It keeps you from using the same
words again and again.

13.  In every library there is a card catalog or a
computer catalog.
 A card catalog lists all of the books the library
contains. Information in a card catalog is written
on paper cards that are filled in drawers.
 Today, more and more libraries use a computer
catalog, in which information is entered on a
computer program. Either catalog is the place to
go to begin your search for information.

14. Catalog Entries
Whether on cards or on a computer, a library
catalog contains three kinds of entries:
1. Title entries begin with the book’s title. When
a title begins with An, A, or The, the entry is
filed under the next word in the title:
Worst Day I Ever Had, The

15. 2. Author Entries begin with the name of the
book’s author. The author’s last name is listed
first:
McMane, Fred

16. 3. Subject Entries begin with the subject
of the book:
SPORTS

17. Encyclopedia
It is a collection of books from A to Z. They
also come in CD’s. There are a variety of
articles in these books. They are updated
constantly. Encyclopedias can also be found
on line such as : Encarta,
Salvat,Compton …

18. Almanac
Yearly Collection of facts.
Contains information about
the places of the world

19. Daily/televised News
 Up to date information.
PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT
SOCIAL EVENTS, POLITICS,
BUSINESS, SPORTS, OBITUARIES,
HORSCOPES, CLASSIFIEDS,
ADVERTISEMENTS, WEATHER
FORECASTS AMONG OTHERS…