Books provide you with a good general overview of a topic, but are generally not as up to date as the other sources and can be found by using the library catalog
Journal articles from scholarly journals and magazines tend to deal with more specific topics than books, and are usually more up to date. The library has numerous databases providing access to full text articles.
Web pages - All kinds of information can be found on the Internet. The currency and quality of the information varies greatly.
| Publication Type | On the Web | SAC Library Website |
| Web/News Media | Internet Search Engine | |
| Newspapers | Newspaper website |
Databases: Access World News Newspaper Source |
| Popular Magazines | Magazine website |
Databases: Gale OneFile, Popular Magazines Business Entrepreneurship |
| Scholarly/Trade Journals | Publisher website *limited full text access |
General Database: Academic One File Discipline-Specific Databases: |
| Books | Google Books | Print: Library Discovery
eBooks: EBSCO |
| Reference Materials | Online Public encyclopedias have content limitations |
Print: – Library Discovery Online: - CredoReference, Gale Virtual Reference |