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Selecting
Sources
Now that you
know the wide range of sources available to you, how do you select
the best one for your research?
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If
you need:
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You
might try:
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Background
information, such as the history of the railroads or biographical data on a person
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Books
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Popular
articles about sports or social trends
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Magazines
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Current
information about stock prices or a speech given yesterday by the President
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Newspapers or
Web
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| Scholarly
articles about the Chinese economy or the human genome |
Journals
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