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CPS - Office Administration
CHAPTER 6-RESEARCH & REFERENCE MATERIALS
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09/08/2005

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ALMANAC/FACT BOOK
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PUBLISHED ANNUALLY INCLUDES FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
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ARCHIVE
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COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS OF HISTORICAL VALUE TO AN ORGANIZATION.
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DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM
Definition
PREMISE - ALL KNOWLEDGE CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO TEN PRIMARY GROUPINGS:
000 - GENERAL WORKS; 100 - PHILOSOPHY;
200 - RELIGION; 300 - SOCIAL SCIENCE;
400 - PHILOLOGY; 500 - PURE SCIENCE;
600 - APPLIED SCIENCE OR USEFUL ARTS; 700 - ARTS RECREATION; 800 - LITERATURE; 900 - HISTORY.
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DICTIONARY
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REFERENCE BOOK CONTAINING WORDS (SPELLING, DEFINITION, PRONUNCIATION, SYLLABICATION & USAGE).
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
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GENERAL REFERENCE BOOKS ON WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS.
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ETIQUETTE REFERENCES
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FOCUS ON CONVENTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND CONDUCT ESTABLISHED FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
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GPO ACCESS
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FREE SERVICE BY FEDERAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1993.
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INDEX
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ALLOWS FOR EASIER RESEARCH ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT IN NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PERIODICALS.
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INFORMATION BANKS
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SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE - ALLOWS COMPANIES TO CONNECT TO INFORMATION SOURCE(S) SO INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS ABSTRACTS OF INFORMATION NEEDED AND CAN MAKE COPIES IF NEEDED.
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INTERVIEW GUIDE
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INCLUDES QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED DURING INTERVIEW.
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ETIQUETTE REFERENCES
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FOCUS ON CONVENTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND CONDUCT ESTABLISHED FOR SPECIFIC OCCASIONS.
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INDEX
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POPULAR TOPICS LISTED INCLUDING BRIEF ABSTRACTS OF ARTICLES FOUND IN PUBLICATION.
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LIBRARY CONSORTIUM
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ONLINE LINKS ALL PUBLIC & UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES TOGETHER IN NETWORK.
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OFFICIAL AIRLINE GUIDES (OAGs)
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LIST MOST COMMONLY UNSED TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION GUIDES (I.E. RAND MCNALLY, AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSN).
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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES
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APPROPRIATE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS MEETINGS.
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PRIMARY SOURCES
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WRITTEN RECORDS OF RESEARCH DATA OBRAINED FROM PRIMARY SOURCES SUCH AS SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
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SOURCE OF GENERAL TOPIC INFORMATION.
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SECONDARY SOURCES
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RESEARCH DATA OBTAINED FROM PUBLISNED AND UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS WRITTEN BY OTHERS WHO HAVE STUDIED THE TOPIC.
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THESAURAS
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IS A LEXICON (DICTIONARY) OF SIMILAR WORDS OF INVORMATION THAT FOCUSES ON SYNONYMS AND ANTNONYMS.
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WORD BOOK
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MOST COMMONLY USED WORDS W/SYLLABICATION AND RECOMMENDED HYPNEATION.
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WRITING STYLE MANUALS
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REFERENCES FOR PREPARING FORMAL REPORTS REQUIRING DOCUMENTATION (FOOTNOTES, ENDNOTES, IN-TEXT CITATIONS, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES).
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