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referenc
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statistic
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annual

compendiu
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copyright

encyclopedi
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Atlas

Magazine

Dictionary

Textbook

Using
General
Referen
ce
Books

Guide Questions:
a.

What are the different

reference materials in our
library?

b.

What are their uses?

c.

Of the different reference

books, which have you
tried using?

Encyclopedia
A collection of factual
articles on all kinds of
topics. Most complete
set of volumes.

Encyclopedia
Contains topics which
have lasting interest
for many people.

Encyclopedia
Gives information on a
wide range of subjects,
people, places, science,
technology, history,
business, government,
etc.

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Almanacs/Yearbooks
An almanac is usually
an annual publication
containing general
information especially
statistical data, tables,
and significant events.

Almanacs/Yearbooks
You can get information
about government,
industry, politics,
commerce, world
events and sports.

Almanacs/Yearbooks
Gives information on a
wide range of subjects,
people, places, science,
technology, history,
business, government,
etc.

Almanacs/Yearbooks
Examples of Almanacs:
Filways Philippine Almanac
The World Almanac
Book of Facts
Information Please Almanac

Atlas
Atlas is a collection of
maps of different
continents and
countries.

Atlas
It is bound in one
volume which may or
may not be
accompanied by
descriptive text.

Atlas
An atlas may also
means a compilations
of different plates,
engravings, charts
and table.

Atlas
It also provides
descriptive information
like:
a. description of world countries
b. facts about earth
c. list of oceans, seas, lakes, and
canals
d. mountain peaks of the world

Maps/Gazetteer
Maps is consider the
oldest written
language.
Derived from the Latin
word MAPPA which
means a cover cloth

Maps/Gazetteer
It is now defined as
a graphic
representation of
the earths surface
in part or in whole.

Maps/Gazetteer
It provides the exact
direction and distance
of places, the
depression and
elevation of various
lands and location of
the different bodies of

Maps/Gazetteer
A person who
constructs maps is
called a cartographer.

Maps/Gazetteer
Gazetteer lists in
alphabetical order the
names of towns, rivers,
mountains, lakes, and
geographical features.

Maps/Gazetteer
Other information like
location area, population,
economic data, historical
data, abbreviation of
countries, names of colleges
and universities, map
symbols and physical
features.

Dictionaries
Dictionary is the most often
used by students.

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etymolo
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syllabicat
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Newspapers/Magazines

Provides current
information about
many topics.

Other General References

Handbooks
Manuals
Textbooks
Pamphlets

Direction:
What
reference
material
can give
you for the
following

The exact
location of Mt.
Pinatubo
Atlas/Gazetteer

The population of
the Philippines
last year

Almanac

The history of
air
transportation
Encyclopedia

Maps of Asian
countries like
Philippines,
Thailand and Japan.

Atlas

The mountains
found in Japan

Gazetteer

All about flowers

Encyclopedia

The news of
Princess Dianas
untimely death
in 1997

Newspaper/
Magazine

The number of
births and deaths
in 1995 in China.

Almanacs

Direction:
Get
information
about the
topics using
the different
references.

Direction:
Identify what
reference
materials will
you use to get
the following

Kinds of fish

President
Aquinos
first 100
days as
President.

Map of
Asia

The
Coconut
Industry
in 1987

List of
seas,
oceans,
lakes, and
canals of
the world.

It contains
interesting
facts on
almost
every
subject
which are

It records the
years activity
by country,
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specialized
area.

It is a book
of maps.

It lists
alphabetically
the names of
towns, rivers,
mountains,
lakes and
other

It is an
annual
compendiu
m of data
and
statistical

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2.
3.
4.
5.

Encycloped
ia
Almanac
Atlas
Almanac
Gazetteer

6.
Encyclopedia
7. Almanac
8. Atlas
9. Gazetteer
10. Yearbook

Assignment:

Bring
newspaper
on Thursday.