Read through the chart below and think about:
There are different types of information sources, don't just use easily accessible information sources from general web search, choose quality and relevant sources suitable for your need. Periodicals as Information Sources Periodicals are published at regular time periods: daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly
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Characteristics | Academic Journal | Magazine | Newspaper |
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Examples | Diliello, T. C., Houghton, J. D., & Dawley, D. (2011). Narrowing the creativity gap: The moderating effects of perceived support for creativity. Journal of Psychology, 145(3), 151-172. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2010.548412 | Now you see them. (2014, April 5). The Economist, 411, 64. https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2014/04/05/now-you-see-them | Manjoo, F. (2014, June 18). Amazon fire phone's missed opportunities. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/19/ technology/personaltech/amazon-fire-phones-missed-opportunities.html |
Author(s) |
Academics (university professors), researchers, scholars. Qualifications or credentials of the authors usually appear near the names or in the footnote/endnote. Example: Ip, Nancy Y. Y. |
Reporters/journalists, freelance writers, general public. Example: Tara Law |
Reporters/journalists, freelance writers, general public. Example: Matthew Luxmoore |
Publisher |
Professional societies, university press, commercial publishers, e.g., IEEE, Cambridge University Press, The Royal Society of Chemistry, etc. |
Commercial publishers, e.g., Time, Inc. | Commercial publishers, e.g., Dow Jones & Co |
Content Scope | In-depth research in a specialized subject area | Topics/stories of general interest | Usually current affairs, daily news, social issues |
Article Structure |
Article title, authors and their qualifications and affiliations.
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Article title, authors often listed | Headline, reporting location, authors are often named but other times, just an agency listed, e.g. Reuiters, XinHua, Ahence France Presse ([AFP], etc. |
Quality Control |
Contents are peer-reviewed (revised according to comments from subject experts in the field before publication). May publish errata (list of errors with corrections) in later journal issues if mistakes were found. Articles may even be "retracted" due to serious research misconduct such as falsification of data/results, fabrication of data/results. |
Contents approved by editors | Contents approved by editors |
Reference / Bibliography |
Arguments, claims and conclusions are always supported by evidence, such as experiment data, survey results, previous research findings. Sources consulted are listed in the end of paper reference/bibliography section. |
May quote data from other other sources to support writing. Reference list/bibliography is usually not included. |
May quote data from other other sources to support writing. Reference list/bibliography is usually not included. |
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Start to think about what type of information you need to use in Y1 (it's different from secondary school).