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Running head: RELIABLE RESEARCH SOURCES Reliable Research sources Student’s name Affiliated institution 1 RELIABLE ACADEMIC SOURCES 2 Question 1 Wikipedia cannot be used as a source for academic research because it contains information that is unreliable (Lih A, 2004). Just like many other search engines, Wikipedia gives a fantastic search experience because it is very easy to get information from the site. However, the challenge arises when it comes to how dependable this information is. At times the information can be misleading because the author deliberately put wrong information in the site. At other times, the articles are might be a ‘work in progress’ and thus not suitable to be used for research purposes. Question 2 Internet sources ending with the words .org are used to represent non-profit making organizations (Currie L. et al, 2010). These sites can be very informative because they contain so much information at their websites. What’s more, the information is readily available at the click of a button: no subscriptions, no payments, or other complicated requirements. However, it is unfortunate that these sites cannot be used as credible sources of informati ...
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