Big6 #3 - Location & Access

Where are these resources located?

Where is the information within the resource?

When you Locate a source, you find out where it is.

When you Access that source, you find out where the information is within that source.

1. Where are these sources?

This question can be answered by yourself, your parents, teachers, friends, or librarian. If you need an encyclopedia, there are several sets in our library. There are more at the public library.  You may have a set at home.

An important part of this question is: "Are you able to find most of the sources on your own?" Part of growing up in research is gaining the ability to do this.

Follow these links to help you learn to find your own information (but be sure to click back button to return here):

 
Location lessons for Rogers Middle School Library OPAC lessons

 

 Surveys

 
Dewey Decimal classification system Using the Internet Interviews

 

2. Where is the information within each source?

Once you have the source of information in your hands, how will you find what you need in it?

Follow these links to help you learn how to get TO the information (but be sure to click back button to return here):
Parts of a reference source Reading a map
Using the Internet Reference list