What kind of information is published where, and where is it in the library?
- Definitions (found in encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks) – found in library catalog because they’re books.
- News & general summary information (found in newspaper and news-magazine articles) – articles are located with index databases. Some full-text news articles can be found in Academic Search Complete and Lexis-Nexis Academic.
- Scholarly analysis (found in books and journal articles) – Books are found in library catalog; Articles (some full-text) are found in databases such as JSTOR which a is scholarly full-text journal article database; Print Journals are listed in the library catalog.
- Articles about specific subjects (found in journals on/about specific subject) – use “Databases by Subject” for the best databases for each area of study.
- History of a given topic (found in journal articles and books) – Books are found in library catalog; Articles (some full-text) are found in databases such as JSTOR which a is scholarly full-text journal article database; Print Journals are listed in the library catalog.
- Special-interest approaches to a given topic (found in magazines, organizational newsletters, web-sites).
- Opinions (found in newspaper and magazine editorials, books, and web sites published by special-interest groups).
