What are the advantages of using the library as an information source? What kinds of information can you find there?

What will be an ideal response?

- Libraries are user-friendly, and most libraries have invested great sums of money for computerized systems that help researchers find materials quickly and easily. Each year these systems improve and become easier to use. In addition, reference librarians are usually the most helpful people you can find.
- Principal sources of information in the library include the reference librarian, library computer-assisted search programs, and electronic catalogs.
- Specific materials available:
* Mediated information sources, such as online databases and LexisNexis.
* Reference materials, such as dictionaries, almanacs, biographical aids, encyclopedias, yearbooks, atlases, bibliographies, indexes, and guides to periodical literature.
* Magazines, research journals, and newspapers