 resource types. There are a variety of types of resources available to you through the library and the internet. There are books, e-books, websites with videos, academic journals, popular magazines, marketing websites, blogs, academic websites, and government websites. That sounds like too much information. It's true there are a lot of different types of information sources. It's a good thing though. Including information from a variety of resource types is so important when preparing a report, a presentation, an essay, or really anywhere you're doing research at college. You may be asking why? You'll see different points of view, different approaches to a topic, and you can gather both overviews of a topic and the outcome of a very specific study. All of that put together leads to a much better final product from you. A search using the library's Discover service provides an example of the wide variety of resource types available. These include encyclopedia results for background information, academic journals with the results of studies, magazine articles, news articles, and you can explore books and e-books. Which sources are best for you will depend on your topic and your assignment, but using a variety of sources is always important.