LIS 518: Reference Sources Game

A company directory typically lists the personal contact information of a company’s employees. A guidebook helps visitors navigate a specific location or company, but does not necessarily contain any personal information about an organization’s employees. Gazetteers list and define geographic locations, and indices list the location of books, articles, or subsections written on individual subjects.

A bibliography is a cited list of books or articles located at the end of a scholarly work that refers to the other works used to complete the piece.

A manual's purpose is to offer a consumer information about the product, how it functions, how to maintain its functioning, ways to fix errors, safety while in use, and sometimes even a warranty. It offers the consumer a way of understanding and becoming comfortable with their product.

Atlas provides geographical mapping throughout the world and even the moon. they have been used throughout history to define regional mountain ranges, trace water sources and other geological occurrences.

A chronology lists the events described in order of the date in which they occurred. This source will arrange time in periods and ascertain the dates and historical order of past events.

When working on a paper/project, it is easy to find related works by looking at the books or articles referred to in the bibliography as many of the references in a given work will be supported by those listed works.

Concordances usually focus on keywords from a specific body of work, which can either be a singular text (ex. the Bible) or a group of writings by the same author (ex. Plato).

A Primary source is an item from an even in history in research. This can be obtained through many databases and can include a piece from the event, a writing about the event, or an art piece.

In addition to weather forecasting, almanac provide a variety of information for daily use. Specific almanacs such such as the World Almanac and Book of Facts and TIME Almanac with Information Please provide historical facts, world events, and sports features. The Writer’s Almanac highlights a day in history and features a poem per day.

A yearbook is a source that covers the trends and events of the previous year. A chronology lists events based on the order in which they occur, a gazetteer is a dictionary of geographical places, and an almanac is a compilation of statistics and specific facts.

Troubleshooting offers a logical and systematic way for solving a problem in relation to a product so that the product may begin to work functionally again.

A chronology is primarily used as a reference to dates of events in specific time periods. Although it can provide a brief background on the event, it often does not include facts, trends, or statistics surrounding that date. To find detailed facts, it would be best to consult an Index or Bibliography. To read more information on trends and statistics, a Yearbook would be a great resource to utilize.

A secondary source is secondary to the actual thing that a student is trying to research on. An example of a secondary source is an article about an even in history years after the event, an account from someone who studies the event, or a documentary about an event.

An encyclopedia of art would be the most likely to contain information on both individual works of art and their artists. A biographical dictionary may have some information on artists, but very little in terms of detail. A chronology would focus mainly on historical timelines instead of individuals or artworks. A bibliography may guide the reader to other relevant sources on a given artist or artwork, but would have little in terms of immediate information.

A directory lists the names and contact information of employees or departments within an organization.

Some subject encyclopedias are entirely devoted to summarizing statistical data.

A dictionary's main purpose is to provide definitions for a collection of words; often alphabetically. It also contains information about the pronunciation, origin, and its general use within a specific language.

Rationale: This dictionary not only contains over 600,000 words, but over 3 million quotations, and spans over a thousand years of the English language. It's production began over 150 years ago.

Historically, an atlas has been used identify cultural, political, and country boundaries through geological mapping.

Almanac have been used throughout history to predict weather and other astronomical data. They are offered monthly and annually.

A bibliographic dictionary provides information about people’s lives and accomplishments. They typically include world leaders and figures that have a contributed to a subject field or region. Popular bibliographic dictionaries include Who’s Who.

Psychology is one of the Social Sciences. Art, literature, history, religion, and philosophy are all subjects within the Humanities discipline.

An index is a detailed list of names, places, and subjects in alphabetical order, which includes the page numbers on which they are referenced. An index can be on a variety of subjects and include several different volumes.

An Index will have a variety of information available to make it easier for the user to navigate through the information. However, an Index can be on a wide range of years so there will be no true definition of years covered in any specificity.

A yearbook may provide general coverage, be limited to one subject, or restricted to one geographical area.

Princess Diane was born in Great Britain and went on to marry Prince Charles of Wales. While her accomplishments would be listed in a bibliographic dictionary, she wouldn’t be listed in Who’s Who of America.

A concordance explains the use of keywords within the context of a particular work. Dictionaries simply define words in general, and indices help readers to find books, articles, or subsections of books pertaining to a specific word or subject. Directories contain information on companies or individual employees, not keywords.

Concordances usually explain the context of words within a certain textual work. Encyclopedias provide brief summaries of words, concepts, or phrases, but might not include detailed information on a word’s historical usage. A chronology may describe a series of historical events, but not usually historical vocabulary. Almanacs provide facts and statistics on a given subject, rather than focusing on individual keywords or definitions.