What is an Encyclopedia

Learn what an Encylopedia is using Online Video

Use this elementary online educational video title to learn what an encyclopedia is, what an article contains, how to locate information, and how to use the whole set in the course of writing a brief paper. Illustrate the great range of material found in an encyclopedia. Learn how the information in an encyclopedia is organized. How textual materials and visual aids are combined to present information in an encyclopedia article. See examples of how an encyclopedia is best employed by using all the elements found in a complete set.

Learning Objectives:

• Illustrate the great range of material found in an encyclopedia.
• Learn how the information in an encyclopedia is organized.
• Learn how textual materials and visual aids are combined to present information in an encyclopedia article.
• Give an example of how an encyclopedia is best employed by using all the elements found in a complete set.

• Library Skills > Library Tools > Library Skills Using The Encyclopedia
• Using the Encyclopedia (Runtime: 17:35)