Reading: Informational Source Comprehension

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What does short documents usually only contain?

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A table of content, no index

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What is the table of contents good for?

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Is good for learning the documents overall structure, or finding the general section where a topic may be discusses

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What is the index for?

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Finding a reference to a very specific detail

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Reading an index excerpt - on what pages can you find the history of Washington, D.C.?

Washington, DC
History of, 554, 556-9
Geography of, 552-3
References to, 553, 569-73
Washington State, 219

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554, 556-9

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Identify information from a printed communication pg 29 and 30. When reding printed communication what should you do first?

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Read it quickly then look for specific information

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Identify information from a sample list of items and cost 37-38... Why is it a complicated process?

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Because many factors aside from cost enter into the decision like retailer reliability, return policy's, shipping methods, convince, etc.

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What's a useful strategy to identify the most important factors in a purchase?

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Identify the mot important factors in a purchase and then mentally sort out each product or retailer according to those factors

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The three step process for making a purchase

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1. What qualities are important
2. Get product information to compare against a list of qualities
3. Sort through through the product info and decide which product or retailer best matches the desired qualities

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Identify from a table of contents or index where specified information may be found pg 31

Table of Contents

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Provides an overview of a document, outlining the basic structure and allowing the reader to quickly look up the section he wants

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Index

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Also provides a way of looking up various topics in the document. It typically consist of a list of names, topics or ideas are mentioned.

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What usually has both an index and table of content?

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Most long printed non fiction document

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Identify the appropriate source for locating information pg 36 what does finding the appropriate source mean?

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First find the information to the point, and find if its credible or authortive

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Ex. A women plans to drive from her nome in Kansas to her sisters home in California. She is hoping to spend only two days driving on her car. What informational source could she use to help determine if her driving goal is attainable?

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A road atlas or electronic map. Either of these can provide the number of miles between her driving locations. With this information she can calculate approximately how long it will take her to reach her destination.

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Ex. A student is trying to find a book about civil engineering. She has been told that the name of the author who is well known for his books on this topic. She is going to the library and wants to locate books on this topic, but specifically by this author. What informational source would help her locate books on civil engineering by the author?

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Library catalog. Library catalogs are used to itemize the locations of all printed resources in a library. Each item corresponds to a book, is organized by topic and author, and is associated with a call number that directs the patron to the books location within the library.

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Use e legend and key of a sample map pg.43 and 44 what is a legend?

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A small area that explains the symbols and notations used on the map. Can sometimes be called he key.

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Compass rose

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Most legends contain a compass rose that indicates the cardinal directions as they relate to the map.

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Distance scale

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Information in the legend that tells the reader how to interrupt distances on the map. It usually appears as a line as distance marking.