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Print Sources Considerations when choosing an article…
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Magazines Monthly or bimonthly Mainstream audience Lots of Graphics More background information & overview of a topic
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Newspapers “Time is Money” Stories measured in inches Journalist’s stories may be cut if bigger news breaks Always starts with a “nut graph” The first few sentences summarize the article. Very little background information Great for facts and statistics
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Journals The most academic source, often research based Targeting Academics in the field Very few graphics Can be very long, 20 pages or more Abstracts- synopsis of the article
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Encyclopedias General facts Broadest overview Best for historic information Not useful for timely topics Traditionally printed volumes Mostly online today
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Databases A search engine Library pays a subscription for electronic copies of all of these articles Plus primary sources, radio scripts, photos…and more…
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