UWF Libraries collects many different kinds of information and uses even more. Information literacy is also knowing when and how to use the best kind and the best time. In the section below is a short video explaining some basic research types, like encyclopedias, magazines, and those valuable scholarly articles. By the way, when you are literate with something (reading, writing, finances) that means you can do it fluidly and without effort. Become fluid with Source Types!