1. World Book Encyclopedia
       Ref AE5.W55

• Good for finding basic information about almost any topic.
• Has many volumes.
• Topics are in alphabetical order. For example, if you want information about Abraham Lincoln, look in the "L" volume.

• Names of famous people are in alphabetical order, by last name.

3. Time Almanac
Ref AY64.I55

The World Almanac
Ref AY67.N5.W7

• Look up your country or state in the Index found at the front of these books.

4. The World Factbook
      Ref G122 U56a

• Countries are in alphabetical order.

5.  Web sites -- go to a computer and double click on the Explorer icon. Type one of these Web addresses in the Address box (see example):

Biography
Biography.com   www.biography.com
Spectrum, Biography Library www.incwell.com/Biographies(scroll down to the pictures)

Countries

CIA World Factbook  www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
BBC News: Country Profiles http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Information Please Almanac   www.infoplease.com/countries.html
Altapedia Online  www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm
CountryWatch.com  www.countrywatch.com/

Exercise: Web Page Evaluation

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