Q. How do you know if an article is reliable?
There are several main criteria for determining whether a source is reliable or not.
- 1) Accuracy. Verify the information you already know against the information found in the source.
- 2) Authority. Make sure the source is written by a trustworthy author and/or institution.
- 3) Currency.
- 4) Coverage.
Q. What is an example of a reliable source of information what makes it reliable?
Magazine articles, books and newspaper articles from well-established newspapers – written for a general audience by authors or journalists who have consulted reliable sources and vetted through an editor. These sources may provide some of their articles online for free.
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- Q. How do you know if an article is reliable?
- Q. What is an example of a reliable source of information what makes it reliable?
- Q. Does the information that you get from Google all accurate and reliable?
- Q. What are the benefits of Google Scholar?
- Q. Why do you have to pay for scholarly articles?
- Q. How do you access scholarly articles?
- Q. How do you know if an article is peer-reviewed on Google Scholar?
- Q. How can I view articles without paying?
- Q. Where can I read good articles?
- Q. What are easy topics to write about?
Q. Does the information that you get from Google all accurate and reliable?
Of course it’s not accurate. You could spend hours or days researching a subject using Google search and still see nothing but unhelpful sites.
Q. What are the benefits of Google Scholar?
Google Scholar Strengths
- Fast and easy to use. Google Scholar can lead to hundreds of relevant “scholarly” articles in seconds.
- Provides a “cited by” feature.
- Provides formatted citations.
- Provides library links.
- Find open access journals.
- Find science and technology articles.
- Find patents and legal documents.
Q. Why do you have to pay for scholarly articles?
Most of the journals charge an APC (Article Processing Charge) for open access articles, whereas publish subscription based papers free of cost or with some marginal costs. So to compensate this, readers are supposed to pay a price.
Q. How do you access scholarly articles?
You have to personally contact authors and hope they respond, or leave academic databases and search the web for personal webpage hosted versions, or access university databases. You can also often source the paper on ResearchGate or Academia (think academic LinkedIn if you don’t know what these are).
Q. How do you know if an article is peer-reviewed on Google Scholar?
Search Google Scholar Look for “Check [email protected]” links in the right-hand column. The link resolver will attempt to locate the article in one of the databases that the LCC Library subscribes to. Click on the name of the database to retrieve the article.
Q. How can I view articles without paying?
5 Ways to Bypass Paywall for Paid Articles
- Opening the page in Incognito Tab.
- Stop the page loading before the paywall gets loaded.
- Using a VPN.
- Using Outline.
- Bypass Paywalls Extension for Chrome/Firefox/Microsoft Edge.
- Bonus Tip – Cached Pages.
- 3 Ways to Stop Android Phone Screen From Turning Off Automatically.
Q. Where can I read good articles?
Best Websites to Read Articles
- Investopedia–Investopedia is a website that offers an ocean of financial content and everything you need to know or would like to know about the world of investing.
- Lifehacker– Lifehacker is one of the highly useful sites, you’ll ever find.
Q. What are easy topics to write about?
Narrative Writing
- A cozy spot at home.
- A day at the beach.
- A day in the desert.
- A funny time in my family.
- A great day with a friend.
- A great place to go.
- A great treehouse.
- A helpful person I have met.
