I-Search

Types of Sources

Information can come from virtually anywhere. Whether you are searching the Free Web of Library Resources you will find a variety of sources. The type of source or information you need will change depending your assignment or situation.

Magazines	Journals	Newspapers
Books	Library Catalog	Encyclopedias
An Article database		Let's take a closer look at these sources! ...

 

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Original I-Search ©2005 by Illinois State University's Milner Library. I-Search is based upon Searchpath
© by the Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University which incorporates material from TILT, a tutorial developed by the Digital Information Literacy Office for the University of Texas System Digital Library, ©1998-2004. This material may be reproduced, distributed, or incorporated only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Searchpath Open Publication License.