Morris Knolls High School Library
50 Knoll Drive
Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
973.664.2236
Types of Resources
General – encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs (great place to start...)
Primary – first person, autobiography, artwork, essays, letters, interviews, novels, films, plays, poems, short stories, speeches, TV shows
Secondary – works about primary sources, articles, biographies, editorials, essays, reviews, criticisms
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Research Process
Resources
in order of importance...
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
BROAD-GENERAL INFORMATION
(great place to start out...get the facts, identify keywords and concepts, etc.)
REFERENCE COLLECTION
and E-Books(Password required)
SPECIALTY ENCYCLOPEDIAS
SPECIFIC ENCYCLOPEDIC-TYPE INFORMATION
(Non-circulating Titles)
(narrowing your focus, getting specific facts, continue to identify keywords, concepts, etc.)
NON-FICTION TITLES
Factual Information
(Circulating Titles- see Dewey Call # Guide)
(information is very specific and more focused, use the table of contents and index)
ONLINE DATABASES
COLLECTION OF PUBLISHED MATERIALS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT
(passwords can be obtained at the circulation desk)
(encyclopedic-type reference articles, journal articles, some primary source articles)
WEBSITES
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