Credible Sources for Background Information

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Credible Sources for Background Information
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Credible Sources for Background Information

• Some good background material can be found on the
  internet on your topic.
• However, you end up wading through a lot of
  useless information to find it (the needle in the
  haystack idea).
• Heres some good, credible, sources for
  background information.

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Credible Sources for Background Information

• Encyclopedias
• Available in both print and electronic format
• Available in both general and information
  specialized to a subject.
• Provide basic background information
• Provides a list of sub-topics in the index which
  may help in narrowing your topic
• Can be mined for the terminology that experts
  use to describe your topic.

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Credible Sources for Background Information

• General Encyclopedias-Print
• General Encyclopedias can be found in the
  Information Commons area on the 3rd floor of the
  Harold B. Lee Library.

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Credible Sources for Background Information

• Specialized Encyclopedias-Print
• Specialized Encyclopedias can be found at each
  area of studys reference desk.
• Soc. Sci. Education - Lev. 1
• Management/Econ/Gov - Lev. 1
• Religion Family Hist. - Lev. 2
• Science Maps - Lev. 2
• Music - Lev. 4
• Humanities - Lev. 5
• Maps to each desk found at http//www.lib.byu.edu
  /ref_desks.html

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Credible Sources for Background Information

• Encyclopedias-Electronic
• Several general and specialized encyclopedias can
  be accessed through the Librarys webpage.

• Go to the Librarys homepage
• Click on Find Other Materials
• Choose either General or Specialized
  Encyclopedias

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Credible Sources for Background Information

• CQ Researcher
• Site designed for lawmakers to inform them of the
  background and arguments on current issues.
• Also valuable for students writing on current
  issues!
• Provides background info, timelines, differing
  viewpoints and bibliographies of primary sources
  for a variety or topics.

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Credible Sources for Background Information

• CQ Researcher
• Can be accessed from the Library Homepage

• Go to the Librarys homepage
• Click on Find Articles
• Click on Databases A-Z
• 4. Click on CQ Researcher