In Search of Better Sources

You should always seek out the best - that is, the most current and definitive - source of information available. Finding a superior source is a challenge, which is why you should start your research at a library, where a librarian, knowledgeable of sources, will assist you. Even after finding what appears to be an excellent source, your search has not necessarily concluded: there could always be a newer publication that more completely addresses a subject. Note: "better" does not always mean "newer": some of the most "definitive" texts were actually written centuries ago. Consulting the creators and primary sources of information yields higher information value: for example, why assume an opinion on Shakespeare is true just because it came from a professor at an esteemed university? "Definitive" doesn't always mean "from someone of high stature"; sometimes it just means consulting the most direct or publically recognized information source.