Theme 7 Studying with multiple sources. - Published works
- Unpublished works
Published works - Government publications
- Journals
- Newspapers
- Monographs and textbooks
- Reference works
- Audio Visual
- Electronic media
Government publications
Official publication issued by a government publishing facility
Examples:
- Statutes
- Acts
- Government gazette
- Debates of parliament (Hansard)
Journals - A journal is a periodical, which generally contains material relating to research
- Appears at regular intervals – weekly, monthly, quarterly
- Content varies and can include editorials, articles, book reviews, etc
- They do not necessarily have the word “journal” in the title, e.g.
South african medical journal
New scientist
Newspapers - Newspapers: issued either daily, weekly or monthly
- Contain news, opinions, advertisements and other subjects related to current affairs
- South African newspaper articles indexed by SAMedia and available for searching under Databases
Publications that deal comprehensively with a specific subject
Reference Works - Dictionaries (e.g. Dorlands medical dictionary, Oxford english dictionary, Dictionary of medical syndromes)
- Encylopaedias (e.g. Encyclopaedia of bioethics, Encyclopaedia of occupational health and safety)
- Biographies (e.g. Medical sciences international who’s who)
- Yearbooks (South African yearbook, Yearbook 2001 United Nations)
- Address books (The World of Learning 2001)
Unpublished works - Human sources
- Dissertations / Theses
- Reports
- Grey literature
- Information on the Internet
- Email
Human sources - Lecturers
- Colleagues
- And others
Dissertations / Theses Research / Progress reports
Written description of a completed research project or an interim progress report
- 1.What different types of information do you consult while doing your home assignments? 2.What is the use of relying multiple sources?3.Name the benefits of Internet?
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