Hillary may want to discuss her research strategy with a reference librarian before beginning to ensure that she uses her time efficiently. Libraries as Information Resources Libraries try to collect information sources about topics that are of public interest or controversial. They also try to ensure that they have adequate information reflecting a variety of viewpoints about topics, including unpopular stands on issues. This is just what Hillary needs if she is going to defend her topic and argue against her opponent's viewpoint. A library is also likely to have general handbooks, statistical almanacs, technical reports, and legal tools for verifying the status of Internet gambling.
Libraries are generally good sources of both current and historical information about a topic.
Not only do they try to collect new information as it becomes available, they keep older materials that may have continuing value for researchers. Hillary can feel confident that the sources she finds at her library are reputable. However, she does need to be aware that she will want to assess each source independently for its slant or particular viewpoint. If the library does not have many books on this relatively current topic, articles in magazines and newspapers can be found in the online databases at the library. Hillary finds thousands of web sites about Internet gambling but most of them are actual sites for Internet gambling.