Chapter
Two: Matching Information Needs with Information Tools
In this chapter, we're going to discuss the most common information sources
and what research tools you can use to search them.
Objectives
of this chapter
After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
- list and
define the three characteristics of information sources discussed in
this chapter: currency, coverage and authority
- list the
three basic types of research tools introduced in this chapter: the
online catalog, periodical indexes and web search tools
- be able
to match each type of tool with the type of information that it covers
Start
the chapter.
