The explanation and examples are provided to the types identified by Thillainayakam to classify the information resources based on their standards.
1. Elementary materials: A material which is elementary is to serve the beginner of any study. Children’s books; Text book for primary Secondary education.
2. Seminal materials: Materials that provides the deep concepts and description in a particular topic. Topics related to Principles and philosophy, Pictures, Paintings, and Drawings.
3. Research materials: These are the first published records of original research and development or description of new application or new interpretation of an old theme or idea. Theses Dissertations, Primary periodicals, Reports, Unpublished documents, Pamphlets, Monographs, Government documents
4. Expository materials: Text books, Hand books, Manuals, Dictionaries, Legal documents
5. Reporting materials: Government and non government reports, News letters, News Bulletins, Year books, Almanacs.
6. Condensed Materials: This not only provides digested information but also serve as bibliographical key to primary information resources. The basic aim of these kind or resources is to assist the user in locating the existence of or identifying a book or any other material which may be of interest to him. Bibliographical tools such as Abstracts, Indexes, Bibliographies and Information analysis and consolidation products such as Technical reports, Trend reports, State-of-the-Art-Reports are under these categories.
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