Information Types

Finding Types of Information

Current Events
newspapers	listservs
web sites	email
magazines	webblogs

Statistics
FedStats	http://www.fedstats.gov/
Department of Education	National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) http://nces.ed.gov/
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center	Go to library's homepage http://library.geneseo.edu and in Database Title search box, type in "opposing viewpoints" On main page, find the subject you are interested in and click on the hyperlink Statistics tab is found at top of the page
Statistical Abstract of the United States	ref HA 202 A1 2003 online version at http://www.census.gov/statab/www/

Professional Associations/Organizations
ALA	http://www.ala.org
ACRL	http://www.ala.org/ACRLTemplate.cfm?Section=acrl
RUSA	http://www.ala.org/RUSAMAINTemplate.cfm?Section=rusa

Government Information
GPO Access	http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
FirstGov	http://www.firstgov.gov
New York State Library	http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/index.html

Personal Narratives/Testimonies
(Use WorldCAT, GLOCAT to find books and other relevant materials)
autobiographies	case studies
biographies	interviews
policy papers

Reference (Factual)
directories	handbooks
encyclopedias	textbooks
almanacs	dictionaries
annual reviews	manuals

Scholarly Literature
books	dissertations
conference proceedings	journal articles

© 2004-2005 Kate Pitcher
updated 9.28.05