Introduces students to the world’s most popular and widely used periodicals index

Teach an entire class the basics of periodical research in just 20 minutes with this handy video.

Using step-by-step examples and typical research problems to illustrate exactly how to carry out a periodical search, this video follows a school librarian as she explains the use of Readers’ Guide. An effective, stimulating teaching aid, the How to Use the Readers’ Guide video saves many hours of repetitive explanation with a program so clear that students will have few questions when it’s over.

Using the print edition of Readers’ Guide—A Step-by-Step Demonstration

Suitable for both individual and group instruction, this video covers:

• Magazines as a source of information—how to use Readers’ Guide as a key to current information.

• Abbreviations—an explanation of the abbreviations used in Readers’ Guide.

• The difference between the monthly, quarterly and annual issues of Readers’ Guide—when to use each type of issue and how the cumulation process provides quick access to current information.

• How to find articles by subject—constructing research strategies and using cross-reference and sub-headings.

• How to find articles by personal name—finding articles by, and about, a particular author.

• Summary of basic research steps.

◘ Videocassette: 20 minutes
◘ Color/VHS/Hi-Fi
◘ 1987
◘ ISBN 0-8242-0758-0
◘ $55
◘ $60 (outside the U.S. and Canada)