Information sources which are helpful for writing the reports are as follows:
1. Library catalog – can help us locate the needed information in the library.
2. Researchdatabases–searchforcitationswiththefullarticles
3. Web search engines & subject directories - are especially good for information in the public domain such as government statistics and publications, some information produced by researchers at universities, information provided by professional, trade, and special interest organizations, and information published by commercial enterprises. There is a great deal of information, however, that is not freely available on the Internet such as the text of most periodicals, newspapers, magazines, or scholarly journals. Furthermore, not all of
the information that is available is easily accessible.
These major tools are used to identify and locate information that we need
to write the reports.