This research guide is a partial list of materials available to assist you as you begin a research project. The books listed below are shelved in numerical order in the Youth Services Reference collection.

Ask a Librarian if you have any questions or need assistance.

General Encyclopedias J REFERENCE

at the Homework Center

New Book of Knowledge
World Book Encyclopedia
The Grolier Student Encyclopedia

General J REFERENCE

J 508.77 KOC The Field Guide to Nearby Nature
J 508.773 SUL Atlas of Biodiversity

Mammals J REFERENCE

J 590 ANI Animals: A Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia
J 591.03 AMA Amazing Animals of the World
J 591.03 INT International Wildlife Encyclopedia
J 599 MOR World of Animals: Mammals
J 599.003 ENC Encyclopedia of Mammals
J 599.09773 HOF Mammals of Illinois

Amphibians J REFERENCE

J 590 ANI Animals: A Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia
J 591.03 AMA Amazing Animals of the World
J 591.03 INT International Wildlife Encyclopedia
J 597.9 REP Reptiles and Amphibians

Insects J REFERENCE

J 591.03 AMA Amazing Animals of the World
J 591.03 INT International Wildlife Encyclopedia
J 595.7 BOR A Field Guide to Insects
J 595.7 INS Insects and Spiders of the World
J 595.7097 MIL National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects & Spiders

Birds J REFERENCE

J 590 ANI Animals : A Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia
J 591.03 AMA Amazing Animals of the World
J 591.03 INT International Wildlife Encyclopedia
J 598 BIR World of Animals: Birds
J 598.29773 BOH Birds of Illinois

Fish J REFERENCE

J 578.76 AQU Aquatic Life of the World
J 590 ANI Animals : A Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia
J 591.03 AMA Amazing Animals of the World
J 591.03 INT International Wildlife Encyclopedia

Mollusks J REFERENCE

J 591.03 AMA Amazing Animals of the World
J 591.03 INT International Wildlife Encyclopedia

Plants J REFERENCE

J 580 BAI Plants and Plant Life
J 580 PLA Plant Sciences
J 581.977323 YOU Kane County Wild Plants & Natural Areas
J 584.9 BRO Grasses

Magazines

Additional information may be found in these magazines:

• Ranger Rick
• Science World
• Zoobooks

Computer Catalog Subject Headings

Continue your research by searching these headings:

• Pond animals
• Pond ecology
• Pond plants

Ask a Librarian for additional subject headings.

Browsing the Shelves

Information can be found in different shelf locations based on the subject area. Below is just a small sampling of subject areas. Ask a Librarian for additional locations.

J 580—Plants
J 591—Animals

Electronic Resources & Internet Searches

• Expand your research by searching the online encyclopedias and databases.
• Find Internet sites using Internet Links: Resources for Homework.
• Internet access at the Library is available to students who are registered with a signed Internet Use Permission Form on file.
• Each resource has a different search strategy, so be sure to ask a Librarian to assist you.

Printing articles at the Library:

Black & white at 10¢ a page
Color at $1.00 a page
Email to your home address at no cost

revised 10/04

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