| Type | Content | Examples | Use |
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| Books | Anything and everything. There are books on virtually any topic, fact or fiction. Books can be popular or scholarly. |
Harry Potter and the Philosophers' Stone A Brief History of Time Molecular Biology of the Cell |
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| Newspapers & Magazines | Articles about diverse topics of popular interest, industry trends & topics and current events. |
The Irish Times New Scientist Accountancy Ireland |
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| Journals | Scholarly and in-depth research only, often with very narrow fields of interest. |
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| Websites | As with books, there's a website for virtually any topic. Unlike with books, there not necessarily any oversight as to the quality of content. |
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| Grey Literature | Information published outside of traditional publishing channels. Rarely publicised and may be difficult to track down, |
EirGrid: Electrical Transmission Performance Report 2018 Internal Audit Standards - Government Accounting Unit Tesco 2018 Strategic Report - Tesco PLC
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