Locational Skills

• Locating items on maps

• Locating items on charts and graphs

• Using various parts of written sources to locate information. (Bibliographies, tables of contents, indexes, etc.)

• Using various types of reference materials

• Using resource centers in local, regional, and global arenas.

• Using search engines on computers to locate information.

• Identifying people and using appropriate interview skills to locate information.


Written by Dr. Loretta Kuse and Dr. Hildegard Kuse