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Lori Ross
Geographical Information
It’s not just maps!!!
Atlases
Geographical Dictionaries
AtlasesWorld AtlasesHistorical AtlasesDesk and Student
AtlasesRoad AtlasesMapsTravel BooksMagazines
Rand McNallyNational GeographicPrint versus Digital
Gazetteers and Geographical Dictionaries“A gazetteer is an alphabetical list of place
names with information that can be used to locate the areas that the names are associated with”(Johnson, 2003: 40).
Biographical SourcesLiving and deceases peopleObituariesSubject – basedContemporary PeopleEthnic/Cultural HeritageFictional People
Contemporary People
Ethnic/Cultural Heritage
Cultural Heritage
Evaluating Biographical ResourcesScopeAccuracyLength of entryCriteria for inclusionAudienceAuthorityFrequency of updatesPhotoReferences for further reading
The End
Works CitedBopp, R. E., & Smith, L. C. (2011). Reference
and information services: An introduction. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
Cassell, K. A., & Hiremath, U. (2009). Reference and information services in the 21st century (Second ed.). New York, NY: Neal-Schuman.
Johnson, J. M. (2003). Geographic information: How to find it, how to use it (p. 40). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.