Information Seeking Strategies - best sources

Now I need to determine all the possible sources. and select the best sources.  The world wide web has sources and so does the library.  When a person belongs to AAA they can help with trips and they have free maps.

First I will look on the internet to find the best sources on information on the Smoky Mountains.  I will go first to look at the government site on National Parks.  This is the site: www.nps.gov/ . I clicked on find a park and search by state.  I clicked on Tennesee.  You have a picture of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  There are twelve national parks in Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains is the biggest one.  You click on where it says The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Here you find directions, maps, things to in the park and so much more.

I also googled Great Smoky Mountain National Park.  The first site was for an ad to visit North Carolina and things to do in North Carolina, but I wanted to stay in Tennessee, so I looked further.  I found tripadvisor was a good site to plan a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Here is the tripadvisor site:http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g143031-Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park_Tennessee-Vacations.html     . Since I plan to stay in Gatlinburg, it is best to go to www.gatlinburg.com/.

You can also check you local library for information on the National Parks and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  I will check my local library at: http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ .    I found 13 good results when I put in guide to the Smoky Mountains National Park.  The newest source is an electronic source from 2012 that has all of the National Parks on.  It may be good to ask the reference librarian for further assistance.  It looks like I found the best sources.