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Just like grocery shopping, when you go to the library it helps to know what you need before you get there. Different information sources are good for giving you different kinds of information. By knowing the kind of information you need, you can be ready to choose the best source. Here are some examples to help explain this idea. |
| If you need: | You might try: |
| Background information, such as a short history of the United Nations or biographical information about Freud... |
 Encyclopedias |
| Examples showing the way the media portrays images of women... |
 Magazines |
| Reaction to the President's State of the Union address... |
 Newspapers |
| Support for your research paper about the effects of television on children's attention spans... |
 Journals |
| A discussion of the causes of the Civil War... |
 Books |
| Recommendations for how to integrate art activities into your science classroom... |
 Professional Magazines |
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