7.1 Types of sources – Exercise 1 (example answer) Type of source Advantages Disadvantages Usually reliable (clear details on Expensive (if no access via author, publisher, date, etc.) university library) Book / e-book Focuses on a specific subject Can go out of date quickly Difficult to read (academic Published regularly language) Journals / Peer reviewed (reliable) Expensive (if no access via Focuses on a specific subject university library) Unreliable authors (may not be experts) Cheap and readily available Newspapers Out of date quickly Easy to read (usually short) Rarely provides references Cheap and readily available Out of date quickly Easy to read (usually short) Rarely provides references Magazines Focus on specific subject Usually read for entertainment Difficult to narrow down source Easy to access (far too many to choose from) Provides easy links to other Websites Anonymous authors (difficult to sources/pages judge reliability) More interesting/engaging Difficult to make notes on Offers visual and audio Could waste time watching a Online videos information whole video for nothing
7.1 – Types of sources Exercise 1 (example answer) Type of source Advantages Disadvantages Book / e-book Usually reliable (clear details on author, publisher, date, etc.) Focuses on a specific subject Expensive (if no access via university library) Can go out of date quickly Journals / Published regularly Peer reviewed (reliable) Focuses on a specific subject Difficult to read (academic language) Expensive (if no access via university library) Newspapers Cheap and readily available Easy to read (usually short) Unreliable authors (may not be experts) Out of date quickly Rarely provides references Magazines Cheap and readily available Easy to read (usually short) Focus on specific subject Out of date quickly Rarely provides references Usually read for entertainment Websites Easy to access Provides easy links to other sources/pages Difficult to narrow down source (far too many to choose from) Anonymous authors (difficult to judge reliability) Online videos More interesting/engaging Offers visual and audio information Difficult to make notes on Could waste time watching a whole video for nothing