9. Information Types and Sources Information Type Description Tool Suggested databases Encyclopedias, handbooks Background information. General or specialized. Catalogue Subject Guides Books (scholarly monographs) Broad, thorough, academic treatment of a subject. Catalogue Bibliographies Scholarly journal articles Detailed scholarly examination of a topic. Peer-reviewed. Article indexes Google Scholar Web of Science International Bibliography of the Social Sciences International Political Science Abstracts Newspaper articles Historical and current. Article indexes Internet Factiva, Canadian Newsstand Theses & dissertations Master’s and doctoral theses. Detailed scholarly analysis. Article indexes Catalogue eScholarship Internet ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
19. Search the library catalogue for the journal title Use CREPUQ or Interlibrary Loan (ILL) If full text is not available online What to do if… If not