Type of work

*Autobiography

*Case studies

*Correspondence

*Diaries/ Personal
  papers

*Dissertations/Theses
*Films: Original dramatic / artistic productions

*First-person accounts

*Historical documents

(Constitution, treaties-
    copies of…)

*Laboratory data

*Minutes of meetings

*Original manuscripts / documents

*Original research

*Photographs

*Religious documents (Bible, 

   scripture…)

*Speeches

*Technical reports

*Works of fiction, poetry, drama…

*Analysis

*Biography

*Criticism

*Dissertations/Theses (Literature review materials)

*Editorials

*News reporter
   interviews

*Film documentaries

*Reviews of the
  literature

*Work that relies on 

    primary sources

 *Film 

documentaries

that are not
original work

*Work that is
based entirely on secondary sources

*Conference proceedings

*Data exchange

*Dissertations / Theses

*Environmental impact 

    statements

*Government documents /

      publications

*Market research reports

*Online documents

*Oral presentations 

*Technical reports

*Working papers

 Author

*Authors reporting on personal experiences and/or work.

*In academics or research, often written by an expert or graduate student in the field.

*Author has an interest  in the topic.

*Can be an expert in    the field.

*Author has an interest in the topic.

*Free-lance
  writers

*Staff writer

*Author works in the field

*Expert in the field.

*Masters or PhD candidates

Where

published

Where Indexed

Books

Gray literature

Monograph

Scholarly journal

Refereed/peer reviewed journal

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC INDEXES

ABI/Inform

Congressional Universe

FirstSearch Databases1

J-STOR

Kulwer

Lexis/Nexis

Westlaw

NCJRS Website

OVID

Proquest Medical, Nursing & Psychology

Stat-USA

State Capital Universe

Statistical Universe

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Books, Encyclopedias

Gray literature

Newspapers

Pamphlets

Scholarly journal

Peer reviewed journals

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC &  GENERAL INDEXES

ABI/Inform

Congressional Universe

Criminal Justice  Abstracts

FirstSearch Databases¹

GaleNet

J-STOR

Kulwer

Lexis/Nexis

Westlaw

NCJRS Website

NetAdvantage

OVID

Proquest Direct, Medical, Nursing & Psychology

Stat-USA

State Capital Universe

Statistical Universe

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Books / textbooks

Gray literature

Magazines

Newspapers

Trade journals

GENERAL INDEXES

Academic Index

EBSCO

FirstSearch Databases

General Science Index²

Lexis/Nexis  - News

New York Times Index²

NewsBank InfoWeb

Proquest Direct

Readers Guide to Periodical Literature²

2.   Print Material

Business / Industry publications

Government publications (Federal, state & local)

Unpublished dissertation / Theses

INDEXES  to GENERAL &

GRAY  LITERATURE

Big Cypress Basin 

Caloosahatchee Docs. 

Charlotte HarborDocs.  

Criminal Justice Abstr.

Dissertation Abstracts³ 

ERIC  http://askeric.org/Eric/

GrayLIT Network  

http://www.osti.gov/graylit/

Library of Congress loc.gov 

National Sea Grant Library http://nsgd.gso.uri.edu/

NCJRS   ncjrs.org/

NOAA        noaa.gov

NTIS      ntis.gov

PapersFirst³

Proceedings ³

Scientific & Technical Information Network

http://stinet.dtic.mil/

US Census Bureau ^{www.census.gov}

USDA      usda.gov

USGS       usgs.gov

WorldCat³

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