| A | B |
|---|
| Encylopedias | articles on myriad topics and biographies |
| almanacs and yearbooks | collections of facts about people, countries, organizations, etc. Updated yearly |
| Atlases | books of maps |
| Indexes | provides a listing of journals and magazine articles |
| Government publications | Federal documents |
| .gov .mil .us | reliable government internet sites |
| .edu | educational sites |
| .org | nonprofit organizations; usually reliable |
| primary sources | written by witnesses or participants in an event |
| secondary sources | written by people who are removed from the actual event. |
| examples of secondary sources | textbooks; encyclopedias, papers |
