How to Evaluate Your Search:
Should I use resources beyond journals and books?
Depending on your information needs, you may need to use resources other than journals and books.
 
Web resources may be appropriate if...
  • the information is only available on the web (e.g., current company, government, association, organization, medical, or leisure information).

  • the information you find on the web is more current than that found in other resources.

  • more details are provided on the web versus in another resource.
Other resources may be appropriate if...
  • neither the books, journals, or the web meet your needs.

To learn more about other types of resources, check out another section in the tutorial called "Identifying Resources."

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