Sourcing

(noun)

The supply of resources needed by a particular company or individual.

Related Terms

  • patent
  • Patents
  • Scouting

Examples of Sourcing in the following topics:

  • MLA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

  • APA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

  • Chicago/Turabian: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

  • MLA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

  • APA: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

  • Chicago/Turabian: Introduction to Citing Your Sources

  • MLA: Referencing Different Kinds of Sources

  • Content Sourcing

    • Boundless content is sourced from open educational resources and curated by subject-matter experts.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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  • Accounting
  • Algebra
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
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  • Economics
  • Finance
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  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • U.S. History
  • World History
  • Writing

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