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Main Contents Page
Before you start
STEP 1: STARTING out
STEP 2: FINDING
STEP 3: EVALUATE
- Fact vs opinion
- Currency
- Authority
- Intended audience
- Publishing body
- Popular vs academic
- Primary vs secondary sources
- Critical reading
- Eliminate irrelevant information
- Internet
- CARS checklist
- Quiz
STEP 4: Legal and ethical USE
STEP 5: COMMUNICATE
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Intended audience
When people write articles, papers, etc. it's always aimed at a specific
audience, for e.g. a child care article that is aimed at parents,
a highly scientific article is aimed at other scientists on that
level. Therefore the following is important:
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Who
is the intended audience for the source (books, journals, etc.)?
Look at the preface.
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Is
the publication aimed at a highly specialised, technical audience
or is it more basic and elementary?
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The bottom line is to make sure that the information is appropriate
for your needs.
Again, the preface will often answer these questions. Modern retrieval
and search systems also sometimes indicate the targeted audience. |