Advantages of using sources from an academic database

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Assignment:

Wikipedia

Should never be consulted

Is a useful resource for accessing general information about a topic

Can tell you everything you need to know about a topic

Is a substitute for "real" research

1. Advantages of using sources from an academic database include all the following except:

The information has likely been through a peer-review process
The information is likely to be accurate and reliable
Articles in these databases are likely to include other useful sources in their References pages
The information is likely to be up-to-date on cutting edge developments in the field

2. All of the following are strategies for active research-reading except:

Holding a pen in your hand while you read
Writing questions in the margins of articles
Underlining important quotations
Copying and pasting the text of articles into a Word document
Typing out your responses to articles after you've read them

3. Which of the following is true about academic research:

You always need to read an article all the way through in order to include it as a source
Insights from your research process can lead to a reorganization of your entire research process
When you write a paper, you should always use information from every source you consulted during your research process.
Research is an essentially passive process of absorbing and memorizing information from authoritative sources.

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