Review the table below for more information about where you can look to find information based on your specific information need
If you need... |
Try this source... |
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up-to-the-minute news |
World Wide Web, broadcast media |
current daily information |
newspapers, web-based news, broadcast media |
local information |
newspapers, web-based news, broadcast media |
in-depth, thorough treatments of a topic of subject
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books |
background information
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subject encyclopedias |
statistics and data |
statistics reference books, online statistical sources |
research on a focused topic
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scholarly journals |
historical information |
books |
popular events
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magazines, broadcast media |
primary research
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scholarly journals |
editorials and opinions
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newspapers |
current data from government agencies
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world wide web |
reliable, broad overview of topics
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subject encyclopedias |
This chart is used courtesy of Clark College Library, IRIS: Types of Information.