Some books offer an overview of a topic, others give in-depth information. To find books and other materials in the Rockhurst Greenlease Library, use the online catalog . These include newspapers, general magazines, scholarly and professional journals. Each periodical index covers a subject area, i.e., business, social sciences, etc.
Some periodical indexes cover specific areas of a subject, i.e., chemistry, nursing, etc.
When doing research in higher education students are usually required by their professors to use more advanced types of publications for their term papers and other projects. For further information about this see Scholarly journals, popular magazines or newspapers . Try to pick a topic that interests you. You have limited reading time. Government publications Publications and statistics from federal and state agencies.