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Question

Which ready-reference source is designed primarily to give step-by-step practical instructions for performing tasks in an occupation or using a device?

The correct answer is

Manual

A manual provides practical instructions or procedures for carrying out a task or using equipment. A bibliography lists publications, a yearbook summarises annual information and a treatise develops a subject in depth.

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Important Questions from Reference & Information Sources - Teaching

  1. In which year was the Encyclopedia Britannica last print version of 32 volumes published?
  2. 'African Recorder' is which type of Publication?

  3. In which year Classification Research Group (CRG) was founded in England?

  4. Which general reference source provides explanatory background articles across a broad range of subjects?

  5. How does EBSCO classify Library Literature & Information Science Index (the Index product, rather than the separate Full Text product)?

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