Ivy Tech LIBR 102/Reference Worksheet 3 Page 1

NAME: Library Technical Assistant Program Introduction to Reference Sources and Services
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Worksheet 3 Ready Reference Sources

This assignment is worth 25 points. It is due by Sunday evening of Session 6. Load it into the Assignment section of Session 5 in Blackboard. Please provide your answers in bold or a color or both. Thanks! Answer the reference questions below, using the following ready reference sources on your list. You may use the book or the online version where it is available. Any almanac Statistical Abstract (Remember this one is tricky; so look carefully at the table titles, columns, etc. and review how to interpret the numbers (in thousands, millions, etc.) Famous First Facts Chronology of World History American Book of Days Emily Posts Book of Etiquette Guinness World Records The first 4 questions must be answered using the sources above. If you cannot find all of these titles in your library, you may use other sources to answer questions 5-10. Just be sure to give your source as required. If you answer differs from mine, I may ask you to send me a copy of your source. This assignment sometimes takes students a little longer, so you will have two weeks to complete it. Have fun! IMPORTANT NOTES: You can use an almanac such as World Almanac for only three answers. Be sure to read Lecture 5, pp. 7-8 to understand what a primary source is. You will give the name of the book you used as the Source. The primary source will be where that book got its information.

1. What was the price of gasoline in 1975? Answer: Leaded Regular was 56.7 cents per gallon in 1975. Primary Source: Energy Information Administration, U.S. Dept. of Energy Review, Sept. 2009. Source: The World Almanac 2010. 2. How many (total) violent crimes were committed in the U.S in 2000? (Be sure to look for violent crimes and translate the figure from its abbreviated form (that is hundreds, thousands, or millions.) See lecture for more information on this.) Answer: Primary Source: Source: 3. Who won the gold medal in the mens alpine downhill ski event in the 2002 Winter Olympics and what country was he from? Answer: Source: 4. How many people are there below poverty level in Indiana? What percent of the total population is that? For what year? Answer: Primary Source: Source: 5. When the first U.S. commemorative postage stamp issued and what was it? Answer: Primary Source: Source: 6. What were five of the famous movies seen in 1942? Use two different sources and give the answers you found in both. Answer 1: Yankee Doodle Dandy, Source 1: Answer 2: Source 2:

Ivy Tech LIBR 102/Reference Worksheet 3 Page 3 7. When is Sewards Day in Alaska? It is a movable event. What is that? (Check intro, preface, or other explanatory material.) Answer: Source: 8. Is it still important to wear black at a funeral? Answer: Source:

9. Where is the biggest shopping center in the world? Use two different sources and give the answers you found in both. Answer 1: Canada (Largest Shopping Mall) Source 1: Guinness World Records 2009 Answer 2: United Arab Emirates, Source 2: (Burj Dubai)

10.What is the primary language spoken by people in Mozambique? Answer: Source: