Many databases include a variety of sources, from scholarly journal articles to newspaper articles, conference proceedings, and book reviews.

A sample list of resources discovered by a search. Resources include newspaper articles, and ebooks

What type of source you use depends on your assignment, as well as your professor's expectations. For example, some projects may require exclusively scholarly sources, while others might also include newspaper or magazine articles, popular web pages, or even YouTube videos.

Once you decide what type of source is best suited for your assignment, you can narrow your search results based on the publication type. On 1Search and many databases, such as Academic Search Complete, you can also check a box to search for articles from peer-reviewed journals.

The "Refine my results" taskbar. One sub-heading is "Availability". It includes "Full Text Online"