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REST 360: Race, Rhetorics, and Theory (Tucker): Types of Information Sources

Does the information source fit my assignment?

Information Need Sources to Consult Search Tools & Help
Overview of Topic
  • Encyclopedias
  • Handbooks
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  • Search the library catalog
Definitions
  • Dictionaries
  • Handbooks
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Primary Sources (first hand or contemporary accounts)
  • Books
  • Digital archives
  • Magazines & newspapers
  • Videos
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  • Search the library catalog
  • Search online
  • Search article databases
Secondary Sources (comprehensive and/or detailed analyses)
  • Journal articles
  • Books
  • Some magazines & newspapers
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  • Search the library catalog
  • Search article databases
Facts
  • Dictionaries
  • Almanacs
  • Statistical Handbooks
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Current Events, Popular Culture
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Video
  • Ask a librarian
  • Search the library catalog
  • Search online
  • Search article databases
Historical Information
  • Books
  • Digital archives
  • Magazines & newspapers
  • Film
  • Ask a librarian
  • Search the library catalog
  • Search online
  • Search article databases
Evaluative Sources
  • Book reviews
  • Film/video reviews
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  • Search article databases

 

Information Cycle: Pre-Assignment

How could I use this source of information?

What could a writer/presenter/performer do with this source?

More on "How to Use Sources Effectively."

Based on Bizup, J. (2008). BEAM: A rhetorical vocabulary for teaching research-based writing. Rhetoric Review 27.1, 72-86.

Methods of Evaluating Information Sources