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'''Academic Sources''' refers to a number of information sources that are subjected to some form of check for accuracy. Common examples include, but are not limited to the following:

The term '''Academic Sources''' refers to a number of information sources that are subjected to some form of check for [[accuracy]]. Common examples include, but are not limited to the following:

* Peer reviewed journals

* Peer reviewed journals

* Published books

* Published books

* University/College lectures

* [[University]]/[[College]] lectures

* Interviews

* Interviews

* Government statistics/publications

* [[Government]] [[statistics]]/publications

The main idea behind academic sources is that there is a degree of accuracy and legitimacy which is not found in the following sources:

The main idea behind academic sources is that there is a degree of accuracy and [[legitimacy]] which is not found in the following sources:

* Wikipedia (though this could be contested as there is a number of authorities that check various articles)

* Most sites using a freely editable [[wiki]] system

* Word-of-mouth

* Word-of-mouth

* Google (again, [http://scholar.google.com Google Scholar] provides an argument for the opposite)

* [[Google]] (However, [http://scholar.google.com Google Scholar] provides an argument for the opposite)

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