In class 10/31

Review of types of sources

For each of the types of sources listed below, explain: 

1. What kind of information will you likely find there?
2. Is this a good or bad source to use in a research paper? Why?
3. How could you use this source for your research?

Types of sources:

1. Book
2. Blog post
3. Scholarly journal article
4. Wikipedia
5. Podcast

The type of information that you would normally find in a book is . A book would be a good source to use in a research paper. Because If someone knows enough to get a book published then the information is probably worthy to be in your research paper. I could use a book for my research to find concert information about how the government is involved with helping prevent childhood obesity. The kind of information I would likely find in a blog post would most likely be informal and more opinionated information. This would not be a good source for a research paper unless it was for a very reliable person. If it was a reliable source I could use up to date information of someones blog in my paper. In a scholarly journal you would find good and trust worthy information for a research paper. This would be a great source to use in the research project. These are written by someone with expertise. I could find scholarly journals written by law students about the government and childhood obesity. On wikipedia you would just find a collage of websites information put into one. This would not be a good source for a research paper because you do not know if the person knows anything about the subject or is just making it up. I could use this source to find more creditable websites. In a podcast you would just find people talking about subjects. This could be a good source if the person was well known and qualified. I could find a podcast from congress or some other government entity and use it for my project.