## Types of information

It is important that the information resource you choose is relevant to the question in terms of content and form.

Statistical information is an example of factual information which you can find in a database such as Euromonitor. In other resources, you will find background information, legal information or research information, for example.

The form in which the information is provided often tells you something about the content. It is important to ask yourself what it is you need exactly. If you are looking for background information, then a book would be more useful than a journal article. If you are looking for the most up-to-date information, then a newspaper would be more useful than a book. Information can be found both online and on paper. Additionally, video and audio may also be suitable.

Full Text

You can read the full version of many articles in major journal databases such as Business Source Premier, the ProQuest databases, or Science Direct. But, sometimes you can only view the summary. Do you wish to read the article in its entirety? Use the bibliographical information relating to the article - the title, the name of the author, the title of the journal, etc. - to check if a full text version is available in one of the other journal databases.