1. Library Sources for ITCT Melanie Parlette, BA, MLIS Engineering and IT Liaison Library Resource Centre Conestoga College May 2011
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3. Types of Sources Scholarly Journals Popular Magazines Trade Journals Conference Papers Technical Reports What’s the Difference?
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8. Academic Publishing Process A researcher carries out research The researcher submits their paper to a journal. The editor reviews it and sends it out to multiple experts for peer review The reviewers examine the article. Sometimes the article might be outright rejected The researcher makes some edits. This process may be repeated until the article meets the standards of the reviewers. The publisher and experts review the paper. The paper is published in the journal Other researchers incorporate the findings in their research People engage with the findings of the article through social media People comment on the article through letters to the editor Open Access is revolutionizing this process.