Encyclopedias provide an overview of your topic and are a great starting point for focusing your topic
Books provide detailed, in depth information about your topic and put it in context
Articles provide detailed information about a specific aspect of your topic
Books in academic libraries are shelved using the Library of Congress (LC) classification system, so that books on the same subject are shelved near each other:
1. How do I search for my topic?
2. I have too manysearch hits. How do I find what I need for my assignment?
3. I can't find anything on my topic. What do I do?