Gollop/Tibbo

INLS 111: INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES I

School of Information and Library Science

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

READY REFERENCE SOURCES EXERCISE

Objectives:

1. Become familiar with a range of significant ready reference sources through review and use.

2. Gain some proficiency in the use of these resources.

3. To compare paper-based and electronic versions of resources.

4. To gain confidence in the use of these resources.

Directions:

Please answer 10 of the following questions. Give the answer to each question, a complete bibliographic citation as to where you found the information, and any other details about your search, e.g. where you looked unsuccessfully, problems you found with a source For many of these questions you may find the answer in a number of sources. Please note any discrepancies between sources.

1. Where and when was the first library school started?

2. Who are the major characters in The Tempest by Shakespeare?

3. What are the adult illiteracy rates in Egypt?

4. What is the boiling point of mercury?

5. What is the average starting salary for librarians in NC?

6. What was the infant mortality rate for Mexico in 1997?

7. What are the contraindications and adverse reactions to Viagra?

8. What is the address of the Indonesian ambassador to Great Britain?

9. I should order it.

10. What state enacted the Cold Storage Egg Act?

11. How many visits were made by females to emergency rooms in the United States in 1998?

12. What is tencel? Covert wool?