You can find books for your research about Alaska in these locations in the library:
Towns/Cities:
In the Geography section:
USA - 917 and 917.3
In the reference section:
910 REF (eg World Book Encylopedia of People and Places, World Fact book etc)
912 REF - Atlases
Wildlife:
Look in the Science section - Animals - 590 onwards
Useful web links:
http://awcc.org/home.html - Alaskan Wildlife Conservation Centre
http://wildlife.alaska.gov/ - Alaskan Government Wildlife Conservation site
Sports:
Find books about a range of sports at 796-799
A useful start to your research might be at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Sports_in_Alaska -
this gives you some ideas for sports to research. Remember not to rely on the information from wikipedia - always double check from another source!
Don't forget to use the subject index to help you look up specific topics or ask the librarian for help.
Towns/Cities:
In the Geography section:
USA - 917 and 917.3
In the reference section:
910 REF (eg World Book Encylopedia of People and Places, World Fact book etc)
912 REF - Atlases
Wildlife:
Look in the Science section - Animals - 590 onwards
Useful web links:
http://awcc.org/home.html - Alaskan Wildlife Conservation Centre
http://wildlife.alaska.gov/ - Alaskan Government Wildlife Conservation site
Sports:
Find books about a range of sports at 796-799
A useful start to your research might be at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Sports_in_Alaska -
this gives you some ideas for sports to research. Remember not to rely on the information from wikipedia - always double check from another source!
Don't forget to use the subject index to help you look up specific topics or ask the librarian for help.
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