Jeremy Is Gathering Research for His Paper

question 29

Multiple Choice

Jeremy is gathering research for his paper.What sources of information should he be very careful when using?

• A)Scientific journals.They tend to be confusing and not appropriate for anything other than graduate level research papers.
• B)Libraries and librarians.They tend to recommend only material that they are comfortable with.
• C)Encyclopedias and textbooks.Simply put,they are rarely a good source.
• D)The Internet.Not everything found there is correctly written by true experts.

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