source
Accounting
(noun)
The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc. ) comes or is acquired.
Edcurator Education
(verb)
To obtain or procure something, specifically high-quality OER
Biology
Examples of source in the following topics:
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MLA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources
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APA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources
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Chicago/Turabian: Introduction to Citing Your Sources
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MLA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources
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APA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources
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Chicago/Turabian: Introduction to Citing Your Sources
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MLA: Referencing Different Kinds of Sources
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Content Sourcing
- Boundless content is sourced from open educational resources and curated by subject-matter experts.
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Scholarly Sources
- Academic research papers are typically based on scholarly sources and primary sources.
- Scholarly sources include a range of documents, source types, and formats, but they share an important quality: credibility.
- These sources should also be written by an expert in the field and published by a reputable source.
- A primary source is an original document.
- Secondary sources, by contrast, are books and articles that analyze primary sources.
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Variations in Accuracy
- How do you know if your sources are "good?
- To do this, seek out information from trustworthy sources.
- Secondary sources are written about primary sources and include documents such as reviews, critiques, biographies, and other scholarly books or journal articles.
- You can also access databases of scholarly sources online, including:
- Always cite your sources whenever or however you can.