Put It All Together
Put It All Together!
 Report
of Event(Documentation and Dissemination) |
 Time
Frame |
 Access to Information
(How to Find) |
| Radio/TV/Internet News Services | Seconds/Minutes | TV News Indexes; Web Search Tools |
| Newspapers (print) | Day / Days+ | Newspaper Indexes |
| Magazines (print) | Week / Weeks | Periodical Indexes |
| Journals (print & electronic) | 6 months + | Periodical Indexes; Bibliographies |
| Books | 2+ years | Library Catalog; Bibliographies |
| Reference Sources -- e.g. Encyclopedia; Handbook (print & electronic) | ave. 10 years | Library Catalog; Bibliographies |
HINTS:
- Save time by looking first for research materials on your topic at the point where it begins to fit into the flow of information.
- Use the CDL System's article index databases to find newspaper, magazine and journal articles on a topic.
- You can check for Internet information throughout the information dispersion process, by using Web search tools, but keep in mind that the Internet is a "caveat emptor" world.
- Remember to ask a librarian for help in finding and using print-only indexes like the Alternative Press Index.
- If you need help on getting a focus for your topic, try How to Narrow or Broaden Your Topic
