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EXCEL: A certificate programme in
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E4-Information Services
ASSIGNMENT 4
Submit this assignment to your instructor/tutor by the date given on the schedule accompanying this course. Be sure to put your name on each page of the assignment.
Your assignment for the module is to describe and evaluate any two of
- an almanac
- a general encyclopedia
- an atlas
In other words, you can choose to evaluate either an almanac and a general encyclopedia, or an almanac and an atlas or a general encyclopedia and an atlas.
Use the review methodology outlined in Module 3 and this module. Organize your material according to the following headings. Be sure to provide adequate descriptions under each relevant heading for both of the two tools you have chosen. Also give the date and title of the tool reviewed
Almanac reviewed:
Scope/Purpose
Arrangement
Types of Entries
Treatment
Headings
Types of indexes
Relationship between index and entry
Special Features
General encyclopedia reviewed: (Use World Book if you have it)
Scope/Purpose
Arrangement
Types of Entries
Treatment
Headings
Types of indexes
Relationship between index and entry
Special Features
Atlas reviewed:
Scope/purpose
Geographical balance
Arrangement: format and legibility
Types of maps
Scale and projection
Types of indexes
Relationship between index and entry
Special features
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2006 Edition