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Ten Years Later
As time goes by (2-10 years) the knowledge and understanding
of a topic or event becomes "established." It then appears in reference sources, such as encyclopedias, handbooks,
statistical compilations, and more.
Example:
- When Technology Fails : Significant Technological Disasters, Accidents,
and Failures of the Twentieth Century/1994
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies/1991
- World Book Encyclopedia/ 1997
Reference Sources:
- Audience: Ranges from general public to specialists
- Coverage: Factual information; the Big Picture; overviews and
summaries
- Written By: Specialists/scholars
- Timeliness: Depends -- articles typically appear in encyclopedias
4-10 years later
- Content: convenient summaries of knowledge to date; may include
data, statistics, directories, bibliographies
- Slant: supposed to present objective/neutral viewpoint; may
be sponsored or published by professional associations
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