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On Track: Doing a high-quality literature search in social sciences: other sources (In-person) In-Person
Overview
There is a lot more to research than books and journals! News & media; magazines; policy documents; data; archives & digitised primary sources; film & documentary - these types of sources can be essential for many dissertation topics. This second part of a two-part series will point you to some of the key resources available, show their relevance to your research, and how to search them effectively.
Key areas covered
- Where and how to find news and media sources
- Demonstrate the relevance of "non-academic" sources to your work
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