Reference: Module 2

  2. Reference and Information Sources

        2.1. Nature of Reference and Information Sources

            2.1.1. Definition of terms

            2.1.2. Types

                2.1.2.1. Source types/fact finders

                2.1.2.2. Locators/control-access-direction type

            2.1.3. Timeliness of reference sources

                2.1.3.1. Primary sources

                2.1.3.2. Secondary sources

                2.1.3.3. Tertiary sources

            2.1.4. Selection and evaluation

                2.1.4.1. Aids to selection

                2.1.4.2. Criteria for  evaluation

                    2.1.4.2.1. Authority

                    2.1.4.2.2. Scope

                    2.1.4.2.3. Treatment

                    2.1.4.2.4. Arrangement

                    2.1.4.2.5. Format

                    2.1.4.2.6. Special Features

                    2.1.4.2.7. Cost

                    2.1.4.2.8. Recency

                    2.1.4.2.9. Usefulness

        2.2. General Reference and Information Sources

            2.2.1. Definition, classification, evaluation, and use of the different types of reference sources

                2.2.1.1. Dictionaries

                2.2.1.2. Encyclopedias

                2.2.1.3. Yearbooks and Almanacs

                2.2.1.4. Handbooks and Manuals

                2.2.1.5. Directories

                2.2.1.6. Biographical Dictionaries

                2.2.1.7. Indexes and Abstracts

                2.2.1.8. Bibliographies

                2.2.1.9. Geographical Sources

                2.2.1.10. Government Publications/Documents

                2.2.1.11. Continuing Resources

                2.2.1.12. Audio-visual materials

                2.2.1.13. Microforms

                2.2.1.14. Electronic Resources

        2.3. Reference and Information Sources in the Various Subject Fields

            2.3.1. Nature, scope, problems, and types of reference sources of the different subject fields

                2.3.1.1. Librarianship

                2.3.1.2. History and Auxiliary Fields

                2.3.1.3. Humanities

                2.3.1.4. Social Sciences

                2.3.1.5. Pure and Applied Sciences

                2.3.1.6. Filipiniana