Source: one who or that which supplies information

With the wide range of sources available to you, how do you select the best one for your research? The best sources will depend on the type of information you are trying to find.

If you need:	You might try:
Background information, such as the history of the railroads or a biography of Van Gogh		Books
Popular articles about the upsurge of crime among teens or the best cities to live in within the U.S.		Magazines
Current information about yesterday's Congressional vote on filtering and the Internet or a transcript of a speech by the president of Oracle		Newspapers or the Web
Scholarly articles about the impact of the Asian economic crisis or the current research in genomics		Journals

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