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About volume
this
Thisvolume consists oftwo basic parts:
Acomprehensiveindexto WorldBook
An instructional section,AStudentGuideto BetterWriting,
Speaking,and Research Skills
The index includes morethan 150,000 entriesthatdirectyou to infor-
mation in WorldBook.The index,togetherwith WorldBook's extensive
system ofcross-references, its singlealphabetical arrangement, and its
otherease-of-usefeatures, helpsyou find whatyou wantto knowquickly
and easily. Forgeneral instructions on howtofind afactoran article in
WorldBook, seethe section"Howto use WorldBook"in VolumeA.To
learn howto usethe Index, see page 2 ofthisvolume.The index itself be-
gins on page 39.
The section"A StudentGuideto BetterWriting, Speaking,and Re-
search Skills"begins on page4. It includes practical advice on suchtopics
as improvingyourwriting skills and preparing a shortreport, a bookre-
view,and aterm paper; preparing, rehearsing, and delivering a speech;
and using a library's resources andtapping othersources of information.
Related information on conducting research follows on page 35. Included
are a Glossaryoftermsand abbreviations encountered in research;a list-
ing ofgeneral and specific Selectedreferencebooks;and information on
two systemsforarranging materials in a library—DeweyDecimalClassifi-
cationand LibraryofCongressClassification.
This volume was prepared with theadvice ofthe WorldBookAdvisory
Board, other leading educators, practicingteachers,and skilled librarians.
I
How
to use the index
The index is designedto help you find information in Sometimesyou will find two page numbers afterati-
WorldBook Ittellsyou whatarticles have information tle and subheading.Theyindicatethatthe section re-
on the subjectyou are looking up.To make iteven easi- ferred to covers morethan one page and begins onthe
erforyou to find whatyou seek,the index refersyou to first page listed, butthe informationyou seekappears
the specificvolumeand page wherethe information ap- on the second:
pears. If itsendsyou to afairly long article, ittellsyou
which section orsections ofthatarticleto lookfor. WorldTradeCenter
The referencesto WorldBookappear underindex NewYorkCity(Manhattan) IM:323-324
headingsthatare printed in heavytype.These headings
are arranged in alphabetical order.Tofind where World The indexentries listed underan index heading nor-
Bookcontains information onyoursubject, simply look mallyappearin alphabetical order. But ifone entry is
foran index headingthatseemsto matchthe subject much more importantas a source ofthe information
you are seeking. Forexample, ifyou are lookingforin- you seek, itappearsfirst
formation on employment, lookforthe index heading
Flavor
Employment TasteT:50
Spice So:781
and you havefound the referencesyou want
Ifthe index headingyou find is alsothetitle ofan arti- Some headings have onlyafewentries underthem.
cle in WorldBook,the volume and page numberare Others, such astheAfrica heading, have many. In many
shown immediatelyafterthe heading. Inthe case of long lists,you will findthe entries divided into smaller
groups under such subjects asAgriculture,Artand ar-
MythologyM:973 chitecture, and Education.
the index heading and articletitle arethe same, and the Identifiers,words or phrases in brackets, indicate
M
article begins on page 973 ofthe volume. Page num- which ofseveral similar headings isthe oneyou seek
bers inthetwo Cvolumes are indicated with Cand Ci,
andthose inthetwo Svolumes are indicated with 5and Core[botany]
So. Page numbersforthe volumesthatcontain more Core[electromagnetisml
than one letterindicatethe letteryou seek, ratherthan Core[geologyl
thefirst letterofthevolume. Forexample,the reference Core[nuclearreactor]
to"Yankee Doodle"sendsyou to Y:554, page 554 ofthe CORE[organization]
W-X-Y-Zvolume. Coreisun]
Ifthe heading you find is notthetitle ofan article,you
will find thetitles of WorldBookarticles listed as index Some identifiers are notcomplete in themselves, but
entriesin lighttype underthe heading: the articletitlesthatfollowthem completethe identifica-
tion.
Microbe
MicrobiologyM:513 Lincoln,WilliamWallace[son of]
Lincoln,Abraham (Lincoln'sfamily)L:315
Ifthe article referred to is divided into sections,you
will find the appropriate subheadings in parentheses Cross-referencesguideyou in using the index.A see
between the article title and the page number, pinpoint- reference meansthatthe informationyou seekappears
ing the place wherethe information may befound: underanotherheading, ratherthan the oneyou have
chosen:
Aksum [ancientcountry] A:255 withmap
Africa(The influence ofChristianity)A:131 Feisal
Eritrea(History) E:353 SeeFaisal inthisindex
A seealsoreference indicatesthatanother heading in ed tothe subjectofthe index headingyou found, even
the index has entriesyou maywantto lookup. though no significanttext information onthatsubject
appears onthe same page. Inthe case of
Accident
SeealsoFirstaid inthisindex Revere,Paul
Boston MassacrepictureonB:505
Manycross-references send youto lists ofRelated arti-
cles: the picture illustrates Reveres handiwork butthe
Boston Massacre article does notgo into detail about
SeealsothelistofRelatedarticlesinthe Revere.
American literature article
Theorderofheadingsinthis indexis alphabetical,
You canthusfind the long lists ofarticles in World withthe items arranged word byword, not letterbylet-
Book,such asthis listofAmerican authors, butthese ter,justastheyare in WorldBook:
lists do nottake up space in the index.
ConsumerPriceIndex
Referencestoillustrationsappearalong with other Consumerism
references inthis index, not separately.The wording ConsumersLeague,National
showswhetheryou will find both pictures andtext in-
formation oronly pictures onthe pages listed. Ifthe en- Letters are usuallyregarded as separate words unless
trysays withpicture, withportrait, withdiagram, with they normallyform parts ofa largerword oran
map,ora similar phrase, itindicatesthattext material acronym:
appears onthe page named and thata related illustra-
tion appears onthe same page orthe pagefacing it In E[letter]
the case of EPluribusUnum
Eakins,Thomas
Brake[mechanics! EAM[organization]
Automobile (The brake
system)A:954 Numbersatthe beginnings ofheadings aretreated as
withdiagram thoughtheywere spelled out, even whentheyappear
asfigures:
thetextinformation appears on A:954 and is accompa-
nied bya diagram showing a brake system. FifthRepublic
Ifthe entrysayspictureon, diagram on,or mapona 50°summerisotherm
given page, it indicatesthatthe illustration listed is relat- Fifty-FourFortyorFight
4 A Guide to Writing Skills
A Student Guide
to Better
Writing,
Speaking,
and
Research
Skills
Do you panic when faced with a a better writer. It also provides vides useful information on the
writing assignment? Are you ner- how-to-advice on preparing a different kinds ofspeeches and
vous about getting up to speak short report and on preparing a easy-to-follow tips on rehearsing
before a group? Do you some- book report. In addition, it takes and delivering a speech. The sec-
times find it difficult to find the you through the various steps in- tion concludes with helpful hints
right research materials? You're volved in preparing a research pa- on the effective use ofaudio-visu-
not alone. Many students have the per: from making a schedule and al aids.
same problems. That's why we choosing a topic, through back-
—
developed this section to help ground reading and making an A Guide to Research Skills, part
you improve your skills in these outline, to writing a first draft, three, helps you get the most of
important areas. making the final copy, and prepar- the resources from the library or
ing footnotes and a list of media center. It includes detailed
A Student Guide to Better Writ- sources. information about library catalog
ing. Speaking, and Research Skills systems and reference sources. It
consists of three parts. Part one. Part two. A Guide to Speaking tells how to evaluate reference
A Guide to Writing Skills, includes Skills, covers the six basic steps in sources and how to prepare
practical tips to help you become preparing a speech. It also pro- source cards and take notes. The
