Description
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia is liberally provided with finding devices that aid in the search for information. The brief descriptions and suggestions that follow are intended to encourage the proper use of these devices so that full use is made of the information resources within these pages.
The index in volume 29 should be the starting point in a search for information. If a search is made without the use of the index, the following suggestions should be kept in mind:
If the search is unsuccessful, the index should be used to search again. The topic may be discussed in an article that was overlooked. Only after use of the index can a search be considered thorough or completed.
โข If the search is initially successful, the index should be used to find additional information. A topic may be discussed in several articles; the index can locate the less-obvious ones.
The use and structure of the index is explained in the Guide to the Index, volume 29, pages 6-8.
Cross-references of several types are used frequently within most articles in Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. Each cross-reference directs the search for information to other articles that contain additional or related information. The types of cross-references and their specific uses are explained in the Guide to Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, volume 1, pages 10-13, under the subhead, Cross- references.
Bibliography cross-references follow all the major articles in Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. They direct the search for further information from the articles to appropriate reading lists of books and periodicals in the bibliography in volume 28. The reading lists may also be used for independent study. A full description of bibliography cross-references and reading lists is found in the Preface and Guide to the Bibliography, volume 28, pages 186-87.
ISBN:077731520206
