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... |
|---|---|
|
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
|
books |
| background information
|
subject encyclopedias |
|
statistics and data |
statistics reference books, online statistical sources |
| research on a focused topic
|
scholarly journals |
|
historical information |
books |
| popular events
|
magazines, broadcast media |
| primary research
|
scholarly journals |
| editorials and opinions
|
newspapers |
| current data from government agencies
|
world wide web |
| reliable, broad overview of topics
|
subject encyclopedias |
This chart is used courtesy of Clark College Library, IRIS: Types of Information.
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