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English 110 - Trujillo: Types of Sources

This guide provides students with tips and suggested resources for research in English 110 with Christina Trujillo

Types of Sources

Source Types

This tutorial explores different categories of sources, and the characteristics of sources in categories such as scholarly literature, gray literature, trade journals, non-traditional research sources, and popular everyday sources.

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News Reporting vs. Opinion Pieces in Journalism

News Reporting vs. Opinion Pieces in Journalism

This tutorial explores journalism standards and types of reporting, the different characteristics of news reporting and opinion pieces, and how to distinguish between and evaluate different kinds of news articles by examining the source, author, message, evidence, and presentation.

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Peer Review

Peer Review

This tutorial describes how the peer review process works, why it's important, and how to locate peer-reviewed articles.

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Identifying and Reading Scholarly Materials

How to Read Scholarly Materials

This tutorial explores how to identify scholarly sources and how to read them strategically.

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