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Books/ebooks

Books/ebooks

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Books/ebooks

- So, how do you know which type of source is best for your research? Will you find the answer to your research question in a book, an article, a newspaper or online? Knowing what type of information you will find in a variety of sources will help you make this decision, depending on where you are in the information cycle. Books are one of the first things that come to mind when you think of a library. There are two types of physical books: circulating books, those you check out, and reference books, a small number of books that experience high use and must be used in the library. A growing number of books in print are also published in electronic format, ebooks. Books have greater depth and provide more information on your topic than any other source of information. Books can cover a topic in great detail. Their scope can be fairly broad such as the history of graphic design, or it can be narrowly focused to cover something specific like corporate logos. Most books are written by…

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