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STEP 2: FINDING
Searching techniques:
Information finding tools:
- OPAC
Information sources:
- Atlases
- Books
- Internet
- Conference proceedings/reports
- Maps
- Museums
- Archives
- Quiz
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OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) |
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DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification system) |
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Dictionaries | |
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Maps | |
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Government publications | |
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Standards | |
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Remember that some material will be available in printed format as well as in electronic format, e.g.
- printed dictionaries and online dictionaries
- printed encyclopaedias and online encyclopaedias
- printed books and online books.
- printed newspapers and online newspapers
- etc., etc.
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