Information Literacy Skills > Searching paper sources

Introduction

There are many different types of paper information source. Here are some which you are likely to meet when carrying out information searching.

Dictionaries eg Shorter Oxford Dictionary
Encyclopaedias eg World Book Encyclopedia
Directories eg Directory of British Associations
Atlases eg Dorling Kindersley World Atlas
Textbooks
Maps eg Ordnance Survey maps
Newspapers, magazines and journals
Pamphlets

The list above consists of published material. During your information search you may also consult items which have not been published but are original documents such as letters or notes of meetings.

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