Make use of the REFERENCES and SOURCES to continue your research and double-check facts.
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Source Types |
Characteristics |
Used for |
Disadvantages |
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Wikipedia |
· An online encyclopedia.
· Articles can be edited by anyone.
· Contains broad subject areas.
· Uses reliable sources as support.
· Reliability of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia) |
· Easy access for everyone.
· Helpful background information on any topics.
· May lead to valuable online sources and books and articles available through Rider University Libraries.
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· Authors not known.
· All information may not reliable and can be misleading.
· Quality among articles is not even.
· Professors generally do not accept this as a valid source for scholarly work. Articles cannot be cited in papers. |
