In a book, information that you will likely find varies depends on what type of book you are looking in. For example, if it is nonfictional book and more of factual book you can find facts. So to answer the second question; it can be both a good or bad source to use in a research paper, it all depends what kind of book you are using to get your information. You can use this source to gather facts for your research related to your topic.
In a blog post you will most likely find peoples thoughts or ideas on a particular topic. I think it wouldn’t be the best source to use in a RESEARCH paper because that’s not really credible. So I don’t think that using this source for research is a good idea.
In a scholarly journal article you can find information, facts that are most likely legit. This would be a great source for a research paper because you can definitely cite these. You can use it in research because you can gather info on your research paper.
Wikipedia you can find anything you need to know on any topic you search. This is a bad source to use a research paper because it is not credible, anyone can go on Wikipedia and change facts. You can use that source to gather you thoughts but using it to cite wouldn’t be the best idea.
In a Podcast you will find info that you can use. It would be okay information for a research paper because you can find anything you want. You can use this source to understand what your researching better.
You're right that wikipedia is not a great source to use. To be clear, if you use it as a source, you need to cite it to avoid plagiarism... Which I want to point out because I could see someone reading what you wrote and thinking that you just shouldn't cite it if you use it as a source!
ReplyDeleteYou can use it to get some general knowledge and come up with keywords to help you find better sources. Start with wikipedia, but don't end there! Find more reliable sources to support anything you read at wikipedia.