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Web Newspapers
Popular Scholarly Reference
Books
Magazines Journals Source
World Wide Web
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Time Frame: |
Why
consult a World Wide Web page? o
Immediate
coverage of an event o
Access
to information that is not available in print format o
Sometimes
more detailed coverage o
Sometimes
additional resources from footnotes and bibliography o
Statistics o
Graphs after
the event |
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Audience: |
General
public – scholars, researchers,
and students |
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Authorship: |
General
public – scholars, researchers,
and students |
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Content: |
General
overview – detailed analysis |
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Length: |
One
screen with few links – many
screens with several links |
Newspapers
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Time Frame: |
Why
consult a newspaper? o
Statistical
information o
Local
news coverage o
Immediate
news coverage o
Photographs o
Editorials |
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Audience: |
General
public |
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Authorship: |
Reporters |
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Content: |
Summary
or overview of the event; basic factual information covering who, what,
where, when, and how |
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Length: |
Brief |
Popular Magazines
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Time Frame: |
1
week – 1 month after the event |
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Audience: |
Why
consult a popular magazine? o
Statistical
information o
General
overview of a current event o
Public
opinion o
Photographs |
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Authorship: |
Journalists |
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Content: |
General
overview; summary of the event covering who, what, where, when, how and
starting to analyze why |
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Length: |
1-5
pages |
Scholarly Journals
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Time Frame: |
Why
consult a scholarly journal? o
More
in-depth examination of a subject o
Additional
resources from footnotes and bibliography o
Statistics o
Graphs |
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Audience: |
Scholars,
researchers, and students |
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Authorship: |
Scholars
and researchers |
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Content: |
Research;
theories; study and experimental results; and analysis |
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Length: |
Many
pages (usually over 5 pages) |
References Resources
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Time Frame: |
Several
months – years after the event |
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Audience: |
Why
consult a reference resource? o
Background
information o
Overview o
Statistics o
Additional
resources - bibliographies |
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Authorship: |
Scholars
and specialists |
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Content: |
General
overview |
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Length: |
Varies
among sources |
Books
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Time Frame: |
Why
consult a book? o
Detailed
analysis of a subject o
Multiple
viewpoints often portrayed – especially in a compilation of articles o
Additional
resources found in footnotes and bibliography |
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Audience: |
General
public – scholars, researchers, and students |
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Authorship: |
Scholars
and researchers |
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Content: |
Detailed
analysis; sometimes a compilation of articles from several scholars |
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Length: |
Numerous
pages – often over 100 pages |