Selecting Sources

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 New Jersey or the population of the United States in 1790
books
Books
Popular articles about new movies or social trends

magazines
Magazines
Current information about yesterday's Presidential speech or sports scores

newspaper
Newspapers or Web
Scholarly articles about the "The Color Purple"
journal
Journals

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