Purpose
Authors publish information for particular audiences. An article on steroids and athletes published in a newspaper or a magazine such as Sports Illustrated would contain very different information than an article on steroid use in a medical journal.
Consider using these questions to determine the purpose of an article, book, website, etc.:
- Who is the intended audience? (researchers, students, general public, consumers, professionals, etc.)
- Is the information at the level that you need or is it too technical, advanced or elementary?
- Is the purpose to share scholarly information or to entertain or inform?
- Is a product or service being sold?
- What kind of information is being conveyed? It is an opinion piece, empirical research, a literature review, a summary, a news article?
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Activity: Evaluating Purpose
