Know Your Information Sources
by: Susan McMullen
What Source Would You Use?
N = Newspaper, PM = Popular Magazine, SJ = Scholarly Journal,
R = Reference Book, B = Book, W = Web, P = Person
Hint: you may select more than one source
____ to find statistics on the number of working mothers with children under the
age of five
____ to locate an in-depth article about the level of absenteeism among working
mothers with children under the age of five
____ to find out information about the day care center that XYZ corporation
opened in your home town
____ to learn about presentations offered at the National Association for Family
Child Care Conference in July 2001
____ to find a current analysis of how working mothers in the 21st century are
coping with child care issues
____ to find out how much families are paying for child care
____ to read a detailed analysis of child-care options in the workplace
____ to learn about companies that are offering child care at the workplace
McMullen, S. (2002). Big6 eNewsletter, e4.1. Permission granted for non-profit educational use. © Big6
Associates, Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz. www.big6.org