Question

as part of the research for her informative speech on the chinese workplace, dana needs to find recent articles published in scholarly journals. the best resource for her is a(n)
academic database such as jstor or google scholar
yearbook such as facts on file or world almanac.
government resource such as the world factbook.
all of these answers are correct.
both a yearbook such as facts on file or world almanac and a government resource such as the world factbook.

as part of the research for his informative speech, malik needs brief life and career facts about german chancellor angela merkel. the best kind of library reference source for him to - consult would be a(n)
periodical index.
special dictionary.
encyclopedia.
biographical aid.
yearbook.

Explanation:

1. For Dana: Academic databases like JSTOR or Google Scholar are designed to provide access to recent scholarly articles, which is exactly what she needs for her research on the Chinese workplace. Yearbooks and government resources are not specialized for recent scholarly - article retrieval.
2. For Malik: A biographical aid is the best source for brief life and career facts about a public figure like Angela Merkel. Periodical indexes are for finding articles in periodicals, special dictionaries are for specialized language - related information, encyclopedias give general overviews, and yearbooks focus on yearly updates.

Answer:

1. academic database such as JSTOR or Google Scholar
2. biographical aid