Is Cliff Notes considered an academic resource?

 

 


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Cliff Notes would not be considered academic or scholarly, but it is credible. Cliff Notes plays a similar role as Wikipedia, WikiHow, and others in the pre-research process. These are all places where we may explore a topic we know very little about and are trying to find a research question/problem. These types of resources would not be cited in work.

  • Last Updated Sep 11, 2020
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  • Answered By Mary Snyder (she/her)

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