Specialized Encyclopedia Exercise

There are seven questions in this exercise. Please print this page and fill in the answers. Use reverse side if you need more room.

Your topic is "GENETIC SCREENING" for the purposes of this activity. Using the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology  (located in the REF section of the Trocaire College Library). Locate information on "GENETIC SCREENING" and answer the following questions:

Step 1: Why would you use a specialized encyclopedia?



Step 2: At what point in the research process would a specialized encyclopedia be helpful?



Step 3: How would an article in a specialized encyclopedia differ from one in the World Book?



Step 4: Is there an index available with the encyclopedia? If yes, where is it found?  Why would you use it?



Step 5: Are there references at the end of the article?    How would they be helpful?



Step 6: How would you find out whether the library had the cited sources?



Step 7:    Please explain what steps you would take to locate the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology in the library?

The End!