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  • Getting started
  • Search basics
  • Finding articles
  • Finding books
  • Finding other sources
  • Reading, writing & notes
  • Citing
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  3. Research skills tutorial
  4. Finding other sources
  5. Which sources to use
  • Getting started
  • Understanding your assignment
  • Library research
  • Where to begin
  • Research question
  • Searching
  • Summary
  • Search basics
  • Before you start
  • Identifying main ideas
  • Identifying search terms
  • Combining search terms
  • No search results
  • Summary
  • Finding articles
  • What is an article
  • Finding appropriate articles
  • Searching by topic
  • Scholarly articles
  • Finding the full text
  • No full text
  • From citation
  • Summary
  • Finding books
  • What are books
  • Finding appropriate books
  • Searching by topic
  • Finding Library books
  • Ebooks
  • Not at Concordia
  • From citation
  • Summary
  • Finding other sources
  • Which source to use
  • Finding appropriate websites
  • Summary
  • Reading, writing, & notes
  • Reading quickly
  • Taking good notes
  • Writing
  • Keeping sources organized
  • When am I finished
  • Summary
  • Citing
  • Why cite
  • What to cite
  • Getting it right
  • Quoting and paraphrasing
  • DOI
  • Missing info
  • Citation tools
  • Summary

Which sources will answer my question?

There are so many potential sources! The Library’s help guides will show you how to get to most of them, and provide general tips on finding specialized resources. Check out a few of the help guides below, and if you need further help, contact a librarian.

annual report Annual reports
biography Biographies
book review Book reviews
broadcast Broadcasts
chemistry Chemical or material properties
company information Company information
outline of Italy Country reports & profiles
dictionary Dictionaries
encyclopedia Encyclopedias
film review Film reviews
government Government information
manual Handbooks, manuals
image Images
industry Industry
information
law Laws
map Maps
musical score Musical scores
newspapers Newspapers
opinion Opinion polls
opinion Patents &
standards
opinion Primary sources
exam Scales, instruments, measurements & tests
sound Sound recordings
statistics Statistics & data
graduate cap Theses
video Videos
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