Selecting Sources

Now that you know the wide range of sources available to you, how do you select the best one for your research?

If you need:
You might try:
Background information, such as the history of the railroads or biographical data on a person
books
Books
Popular articles about sports or social trends

magazines
Magazines
Current information about stock prices or a speech given yesterday by the President

newspaper
Newspapers or Web
Scholarly articles about the Chinese economy or the human genome
journal
Journals
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