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Website | Websites provide access to information, images, videos, and audio. |
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Newspaper | A collection of articles written by journalists about current events. Typically published daily. |
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Magazine | A collection of articles and images about a variety of popular topics and current events. Articles are written by journalists for the general population. |
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Scholarly Article / Peer Reviewed | A collection of articles written by scholars or experts in the field. Scholarly articles, also called academic articles, can be found using databases and cover a wide range of topics and can either be original research or analysis of an issue or topic. |
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Book | Provide in-depth coverage of a subject. Often include historical or contextual information regarding a topic. |
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Reference Material | Materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks are considered reference materials. Reference materials can be found both in print and online. |
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