Blog Research

I have a rather extensive background in scientific and geneaological research so it came as not surprise that sometimes a bit of research is needed when blogging about certain topics.  As with any research, it is important fo use reliable and accurate resources for blogging research.  While it is easy to find information available online it is not aways the most accurate in some cases so always use more than one reliable resource.  Resources with user submitted content (eg. Wikipedia) may have unconfirmed content and/or errors.  However, there are a multitude of peer review journals available online as well as credible news sources that can be used.  If blogging about a particular restaurant or product the best place to find information is directly from their website.  Government websites can also provide reliable and accurate information on certain topics.

When using information from other sources as part of your blog post it is imprtant to reference that information.  You can use anchor text, linked footnotes reference style or linked superscripts.  This allows your readers to easily read the reference source if desired.  If using  a hardcopy source, use the reference sytle method giving name of author, book or journal, title of author, year of publication and page number.

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