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

State Resources J REFERENCE

J 032.02 WOR The World Almanac and Book of Facts
J 317.3 MEL New Book of American Rankings
J 320.09773 ILL Illinois Blue Book
J 394.26973 FOL Folklore of American Holidays
J 582.130973 LAN State Flowers
J 582.16 BRA State Trees
J 598.2973 LAN State Birds
J 641.5973 BAR Cooking Up U.S. History
J 911 HAM Atlas of United States History
*J 912.73 HAR Young People’s Atlas of the United States
*J 912.73 MAT Macmillan Color Atlas of the States
J 917.3 FAC State Maps on File: Midwest
J 917.303928 NAT Guide to the National Parks of the United States
J 917.304 CAN Complete Guide to America’s National Parks
J 917.304 COM Historic Landmarks of Black America
J 917.73 BLA Awesome Almanac Illinois
J 917.73 BUI Historic Illinois from the Air
J 929.92 BRA State Flags
J 929.92 HAB How Proudly They Wave
J 929.92 SHE State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide
J 973 BER Great State Seals of the United States
J 973 CAR Facts About the Cities
J 973 KAN Facts About the States
J 973 MON Monuments and Historic Places of America
J 973.03 JUN Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States
J 973.03 WOR Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States
J 973.3 NAS Landmarks of the American Revolution
J 973.7 SIL Landmarks of the Civil War
J 973.7115 TUR Underground Railroad in Illinois
J 97… America the Beautiful Series
J 977.3 ILL Illinois History. Index at ASKME Desk

*Located on the Atlas Stand

Magazines

Additional information may be found in these magazines:

• Cobblestone
• Illinois History

Computer Catalog Subject Headings

Continue your research by searching:

• State Name

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 917—United States
J 97..—United States

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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