Lori Ross

Geographical Information

It’s not just maps!!!

Atlases

Geographical Dictionaries

AtlasesWorld AtlasesHistorical AtlasesDesk and Student

AtlasesRoad AtlasesMapsTravel BooksMagazines

Rand McNallyNational GeographicPrint versus Digital

Gazetteers and Geographical Dictionaries“A gazetteer is an alphabetical list of place

names with information that can be used to locate the areas that the names are associated with”(Johnson, 2003: 40).

Biographical SourcesLiving and deceases peopleObituariesSubject – basedContemporary PeopleEthnic/Cultural HeritageFictional People

Contemporary People

Ethnic/Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage

Evaluating Biographical ResourcesScopeAccuracyLength of entryCriteria for inclusionAudienceAuthorityFrequency of updatesPhotoReferences for further reading

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Works CitedBopp, R. E., & Smith, L. C. (2011). Reference

and information services: An introduction. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

Cassell, K. A., & Hiremath, U. (2009). Reference and information services in the 21st century (Second ed.). New York, NY: Neal-Schuman.

Johnson, J. M. (2003). Geographic information: How to find it, how to use it (p. 40). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.