- Compare a Website Article and a Scholarly Journal Article on the Same Topic -
Cheetahs
- POINTS TO COMPARE -
AUDIENCE: General
AUTHOR: A volunteer or staff member
PURPOSE OF ARTICLE: To inform, to give general information about cheetahs and their conservation
LANGUAGE: Informal
HOW ARE SOURCES CITED?: No citations at all informal or formal
# OF PAGES: 1 long webpage
- POINTS TO COMPARE -
AUDIENCE: Scholars and researchers in conservation
AUTHORS: Scholars and researchers who conducted the study
PURPOSE OF ARTICLE: To share in-depth scholarly research done by the authors
LANGUAGE: Formal, specialized
HOW ARE SOURCES CITED?: Formally, complete citations, in-text and references/bibliography
# OF PAGES: 11
Did you notice that the information in scholarly journal articles is more thorough and more specific than the other types of articles?