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TYPES AND CREDIBILITY OF SOURCES

Popular Glossy Pictures Advertising Biased No Bibliography Author / Publisher Credentials

Scholarly Lots of Text and Graphs and Charts Minimal or No Advertising Research-based Bibliography Author / Publisher Credentials

TYPES AND CREDIBILITY OF SOURCES

Websites .com – commercial – biased .org – organization – biased / unbiased .gov – government – unbiased .edu – education – unbiased

BACKGROUND RESOURCES

Encyclopedias Wikipedia Gale Virtual Reference Library Credo Reference

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Databases Opposing Viewpoints In Context CQ Researcher Academic Search Premier

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PsycINFO

Family & Society Studies Worldwide

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

PsycEXTRA

Social Sciences Abstracts

Social Work Abstracts

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