Types of Sources Tutorial
Learn about the benefits and negatives of using various source types for your research.
- Introduction
- Periodical Databases
- Journal Articles
- Books
- Encyclopedias
- The Web
- Newspapers
- Types of sources in the library catalog
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How to Interpret the Catalog Records
In this video, you will learn:
- how to identify the different types of materials available
- how to access e-books from the catalog
- where to find the location and call number of an item in its record
- how to interpret the "status" of an item
- how to find the publication information for each item
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