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Miscellaneous Sources

In addition to the above sources, additional miscellaneous formats can include:

physical examples of materials

specimen types

taxonomies

source bibliographies

maps

databases

blogs, emails and wikis

Exercise 9. Think of the information sources and complete the table for different disciplines.
  Discipline Primary Source Secondary Source  
  Art Original artwork    
  Architecture   Book on architectural style and design  
  Geology   Interpretation of geologic features for a given location  
  Graphics Computer-generated graphics    
  Music   Review of the song  
  History   Book about exploration  
  Journalism Newspaper from 1920    
  Literature Poem    
  Political Science   Article reviewing a law and its effects on the citizenry  
  Journalism Interview    
  Science Original journal article    
  Theatre Arts   Biography of a playwright  
  The area of study you are engaged in      
           
Exercise 10. Summarize the information from the unit and make a report about the Sources of Information using the chart (Figure 2). Start your answer with the sentence:
The following chart illustrates common steps involved in the scientific research process (inner circle), the dissemination of research results through the primary and secondary literature (outer circle), and the personal assimilation of this information resulting in new ideas and research (inner circle). …

TEXT 3 CHOOSING APPROPRIATE READING MATERIAL

Exercise 1. You should follow a procedure to determine the usefulness of each source and save research time. Read the text about choosing appropriate reading material and say what other tips you take when you are looking for specific information needed for your report.

Procedure for choosing appropriate reading material for


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