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Reference BooksThinking hierarchicallyto select the best source 1For some kinds of research, its good to begin by looking in Reference booksEncyclopediasDictionariesHandbooksStatistics

Reference booksThinking HierarchicallyRight & wrongPhilosophyEthicsBiologyScienceSocial WelfareQUESTION: Should we have laws banning stem cell research even though it might one day help cure people with Parkinsons disease?DiseasesMedicineHealthThinking hierarchically is something you doallthetimeIts a lot like shopping:You need to know what is availableYou need to know where its availableYou need to know how to find it once you get thereYou need to choose the best item from among several possibilitiesSo lets start by trying something you already know how to do

Its almost dinner time and your roommate is cooking tuna noodle casserole.

He goes to the cupboard for the can of tuna he bought but,

Ack! its gone (because you ate it for lunch).

He needs a new can of tuna pronto and its your job to get it.

Where will you gowhere you can find his favorite brand of tuna?where you can get it as quickly as possible?

These are the stores within 1 mile of your homeHow will you decide which store to go to?

So, you picked a grocery store. Lets go there

Pet supplies & paper productsFoil, plastic wrap, & cleaning products Frozen food & pizzaIce cream and frozen dessertsCondiments & salad dressingRice, beans, pasta, &Ethnic foodCookies & crackersJams, peanut butter, cerealCanned meats, pickles, olivesCanned fruit & vegetablesBaking needsChips & soft drinksJuice and BeveragesBread & baked goodsYou enter hereGiven the arrangement of this store, in what aisle do you think youll find the tuna?

Pet supplies & paper productsFoil, plastic wrap, & cleaning products Frozen food & pizzaIce cream and frozen dessertsCondiments & salad dressingRice, beans, pasta, &Ethnic foodCookies & crackersJams, peanut butter, cerealCanned meats, pickles, olivesCanned fruit & vegetablesBaking needsChips & soft drinksJuice and BeveragesBread & baked goods

HmmWhere is the canned fish?

Once youre in the right aisle, how will you find the tuna?

Once youve found the tuna, how will you decide which can to pick up?

Remember, your roommate wants this kind:You need to evaluate the options, and examine the cans for details

StarKist brandChunk whitePacked in water

Libraries, like grocery storeshave an arrangementThe Dewey Decimal SystemA number systemArranged by subjectsReference booksThinking HierarchicallyRight & wrongPhilosophyEthicsBiology (Life Sciences)ScienceSocial WelfareQUESTION: Should we have laws banning stem cell research even though it might one day help cure people with Parkinson's disease?DiseasesMedicineHealth

000 GENERAL WORKS020 Library and Information Science030 General Encyclopedias050 General Periodicals060 General Organizations

100 PHILOSOPHY110 Metaphysics130 Psychology, occultism140 Philosophy150 Psychology160 Logic170 Ethics

200 RELIGION220 The Bible230 Christian Doctrine290 Comparative and Other Religions

300 SOCIAL SCIENCES310 Statistics320 Political Science330 Economics340 Law350 Public Administration360 Social Welfare370 Education380 Public Service390 Customs and Folklore

400 LANGUAGE410 Comparative Linguistics420 English and Anglo Saxon430 German Language440 French450 Italian, Rumanian460 Spanish, Portuguese470 Latin and Other Italic Languages480 Classical and Modern Greek490 Other Languages800 LITERATURE810 American Literature820 English Literature830 German Literature840 French Literature850 Italian, Rumanian Literature860 Spanish, Portuguese Literature870 Latin and Other Italic Literatures880 Classical and Modern Greek Literature890 Other Literature

900 HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY910 Geography, Travel920 Biography, Genealogy930 Ancient History940 Europe950 Asia960 Africa970 North America980 South America990 Pacific Ocean Islands991 Indonesia993 New Zealand and Melanesia994 Australia995 New Guinea (Papua)996 Polynesia997 Atlantic Ocean Islands998 Arctic Region999 Antarctic Regions500 SCIENCE510 Mathematics520 Astronomy530 Physics540 Chemistry550 Earth Sciences560 Paleontology570 Life Sciences580 Botanical Sciences590 Zoological Sciences

600 TECHNOLOGY (APPLIED SCIENCES)610 Medical Sciences620 Engineering630 Agriculture640 Domestic Sciences650 Business and Management660 Chemical Technology670 Manufacturers690 Building Construction

700 THE ARTS710 Landscape and Civic Art720 Architecture730 Sculpture, Plastics740 Drawing, Decorative Arts750 Painting760 Prints and Print Making770 Photography780 Music790 Recreation, Performing ArtsLets go to the shelves

170s300s & 360s610s500s & 570sEncyclopedia of EthicsEncyclopedia of Bioethics

Blackwell Encyclopedia of SociologyEncyclopedia of Global HealthEncyclopedia of Science, Technology, and EthicsEncyclopedia of Life ScienceEncyclopedia of Genetics

Professional Guide to DiseasesGale Encyclopedia of MedicineMerck manual of diagnosis and therapy