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 | Books |
| Popular articles about new movies or social trends | Magazines |
| Current information about a speech yesterday by the head of Ford Motor Company | Newspapers or Google |
| Scholarly articles about the Chinese economy or the human genome | Journals |
