State Information

  Click the three red arrows to return to the Library  Pathfinder page.

   The BHS Library provides you with information seeking strategies (step 2) and assistance with location and access (step 3).

Helpful reference books on reserve for you:

 The 50 States / REF 973 FIF                          Facts about the States / REF 973 KAN

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States / REF 973 JUN Vol. 1-4

Maps on File / REF 912 MAP                        World Almanac / REF 317.3 WOR

World Almanac USA / REF 973 CAR           World Book Ency. / REF 031 WOR

 When searching our Athena online catalog use these subjects:

Enter state name (i.e. Alabama, Texas, etc.), and in addition to books, you will also find vertical file folders and direct connections to Web sites.

  Show Full VF Alabama (vertical file folder): Basic information, maps, travel guides

            Located in library’s vertical file cabinets.

Show Full Web site: State of Alabama:  The state’s official home page

 Best Bet Online: Library Web Databases

   BHS Library Web Page:  Under Research Databases, click on:

  *Student Resource Center Gold – Enter state name and choose the essays labeled state overviews.

*Facts-on-File – Click on Geography, enter state name and you will find more overviews & maps.

*Britannica – Enter your state name.

 BHS Library Web Page: Under Ready Reference, click on:

Country, State, and City Info – Under State Information, there is a direct connect to government and commercial state sites.

BHS Library Web Page:  Under MyBookmarks, click on:

Assignments by Topic – Click on State and City Facts.

*May require a password.  Contact the librarian or obtain handout of passwords.  

Big6 Checklist

 T – Task Definition: What am I supposed to do?

 I – Information Seeking Strategies: Determine all sources, select the best

 L – Location and Access: Locate sources & find information within them

 U – Use of Information: Take out relevant information from the source, take notes

 S – Synthesis: Create a product (report, poster, PowerPoint, etc.)

 E – Evaluation: Did you do everything assigned?

BHS Library Pathfinder/States/11-04

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