Types of Information Sources and Selecting Sources Review

1. If you need popular articles about new movies or social trends, what would you use?

Books
Magazines or the Web
Journals
Online library catalog

2. If you were looking for scholarly articles on psychology, what source would you use?

Books
Magazines or the Web
Journals
Newspapers or the Web

3. If you wanted to find out what books and other materials the library owns on a topic, you would use:

Books
Magazines
Journals
Online Library Catalog

4. To find both expert and popular opinions, you would use:

The Web
Books
Journals
Online Library Catalogs

5. When you need to research a very current issue or topic, you would use:

Journals
Databases
Books
Encyclopedias

6. When you need to find general articles written for people who are not necessarily specialists in a topic area, you would use:

Magazines
Books
Journals
Encyclopedias

7. To find where a specific item is item is located within the library, you would use:

Books
Magazines
Journals
Online Library Catalog

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