Before you begin, get the authorization number and password for FirstSearch from a librarian. If you need additional journal articles, ask about databases you might have overlooked. You can also use the indexes in paper, such as the Alternative Press Index , Criminal Justice Abstracts, The Philosopher's Index and others to find sources you didn't find in the electronic indexes. Should you find a reference to a book or periodical article that Reeves doesn't have, remember that it can be ordered through interlibrary loan. Allow several days for the material to arrive.
Associations are often clearinghouses of information on all sorts of subjects.
The Encyclopedia of Associations , a reference book, provides the addresses as well as telephone and fax numbers of over 22,000 associations. Contact one or more of these for additional material on your topic. The World Wide Web is a storehouse of information on every conceivable subject. Use search engines and subject directories to find information, but be careful to evaluate the material you find since much of it is not appropriate to use for a research paper. A good source of reference materials on the Web is located on the library home page.