Starting
Points: Guide to Travel |
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REFERENCE BOOKS -
Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be
checked out. |
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301 Wor |
World Chamber of Commerce
Directory (at Reference desk) |
U.S.
and foreign chambers, tourism boards, embassies & more.
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912 Ran |
Rand
McNally Road Atlas: U.S.
, Canada
& Mexico
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State and city maps including
populations and driving distances. |
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917.3 Par |
Parks
Directory of the United States |
National and
state parks, forests and grasslands, wildlife refuges, &
marine sanctuaries for all 50 states and Territories. |
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917.59 Fod |
Fodor's
Florida |
Fodor's guide to
eating, sleeping, touring and playing in Florida. |
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917.59 Gle |
Florida - Off the Beaten Path |
Unique and
and little traveled sites throughout
Florida. |
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917.59 Str |
Florida State Parks – a
Complete Recreation Guide |
Natural &
historical parks, preserves & recreational areas. |
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910.202 Ano |
The Frequent Traveler's Guide |
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917.04 Bon |
50 Best Girlfriend Getaways in North America |
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917.04 Sch |
1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die |
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FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
910-919 |
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In
addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books
and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way
to find good sources of information is to do a subject search
in our Library catalog. You can
access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by
going to our Web page (www.wppl.org),
then to Search Our Catalog.
An
example of a good subject search for this topic is, for
example, Italy – description
and travel; or Italy - guidebooks, etc. |
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eBOOKS
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library offers, located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. See a reference librarian for more details.
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FINDING ARTICLES
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
·
The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using
your library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles on these online databases using your
choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year
or even a certain magazine. |
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WEBSITES
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See also, the Library's
Travel & Outdoors
links.
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Page maintained by Courtney Moore -
cmoore@wppl.org
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Updated:
December 11, 2007 Copyright (C) 2008 Winter Park Public Library. All rights reserved.
Winter Park Public Library -- 460 E. New England Ave.-- Winter Park, FL 32789 -- (407) 623-3300. |
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