具体描述
The index includes more than ] 50,000 entries that direct you to informa-
tion in WorldBook. The index, together with World Book s extensive system
of cross-references, its single alphabetical arrangement, and its other ease-
of-use features, helps you find what you want to know quickly and easily.
For general instructions on how to find a fact or an article in WorldBook,
see the section "How to use 14/orldBook"in Volume A. To learn how to use
the index, see page Z of this volume. The index itself begins on page 41.
The more than 200 Reading and Study Guides are designed to help you
carry on independent study. These units include several Topics forstudy
and lists of Books to read and Other sources of information. The Reading
and Study Guides are functionally arranged in alphabetical order through-
out the index portion of this volume. For a list of the Reading and Study
Guides and instructions on how to use them, see the section beginning on
page 4.
The section A Student Guide to Better Writing, Speaking, and Research
Skills begins on page 6. It includes practical advice on such topics as im-
proving your writing skills and preparing a short report, a book review, and
a term paper; preparing, rehearsing, and delivering a speech; and using a li-
brary s resources and tapping other sources of information. Related informa-
tion on conducting research follows on page 37. Included are: a Clossaryof
terms and abbreviations encountered in research; a listing of general and
specific Selected reference books; and information on two systems for ar-
ranging materials in a library--Dewey Decimal Classification and Library of
Congress Classification.
This volume was prepared with the advice of the WorldBook Advisory
Board, other leading educators, practicing teachers, and skilled librarians.
