Armed with a well-developed topic, an understanding of the quantity of information, and how it will be used, you are ready to begin finding the sources of information. Again, stop and ask yourself questions about what type of information will serve you best. Information comes in many formats. Most of us are familiar with books, magazine and newspaper articles, or the Internet . Books, periodicals , and the Internet have different characteristics making them a better source of some types of information than for others.
Books tend to be more comprehensive, but the information is usually older.
They are good for an historical perspective or an overview. Books are also an excellent resource for compilations or collections of facts, statistics, and data. There are two types of periodicals, popular and scholarly. Popular magazines are similar to newspapers. They are frequently longer reports of events or circumstances in everyday language.