What is an academic source
What is an academic source
something that is reviewed written or identified by someone who has experience / an expert in that field as well as it is credible and reliable.They are also researched into.
to make it academic it has to have the author credentials a list of references and if the publisher who is a professional or if it was published by a university they are more than likely going to be an academic source.
Types of academic sources
books
academic journals
magazines
websites
Advantages and Disadvantages of these are
Books are normally credible and reliable because they have to reviewed and proof read before published. However books can tell two sides of a story as well as can be outdated and irrelevant due to how time have changed since published so it depends on the topic you are looking for.
Academic journals are pieces of work written by university professors as a collection of essays and they will more than likely go into more detail than a published book and they are likely to be more reliable because the are written by a professor. But they could cost a monthly payment or could be hard to find.
Website can be changed and have may not of been peer reviewed and that the website is posting fake news but they could be good because they have a lot of information and could go into great detail and they could have a large variety.
Magazines would be unto date and have a subscription service and they could have a fact and figure based which could be useful and can be easily accessible but they could be basic and brief and expensive and the content could be changed fro the viewer or be bias.
Sources
archive.org
ebsco
bfi
something that is reviewed written or identified by someone who has experience / an expert in that field as well as it is credible and reliable.They are also researched into.
to make it academic it has to have the author credentials a list of references and if the publisher who is a professional or if it was published by a university they are more than likely going to be an academic source.
Types of academic sources
books
academic journals
magazines
websites
Advantages and Disadvantages of these are
Books are normally credible and reliable because they have to reviewed and proof read before published. However books can tell two sides of a story as well as can be outdated and irrelevant due to how time have changed since published so it depends on the topic you are looking for.
Academic journals are pieces of work written by university professors as a collection of essays and they will more than likely go into more detail than a published book and they are likely to be more reliable because the are written by a professor. But they could cost a monthly payment or could be hard to find.
Website can be changed and have may not of been peer reviewed and that the website is posting fake news but they could be good because they have a lot of information and could go into great detail and they could have a large variety.
Magazines would be unto date and have a subscription service and they could have a fact and figure based which could be useful and can be easily accessible but they could be basic and brief and expensive and the content could be changed fro the viewer or be bias.
Sources
archive.org
ebsco
bfi
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