academic resources

Scholarly support tools

Academic resources are materials and services that support learning and research—libraries, databases, tutoring centers, textbooks, scholarly journals, and online repositories.

The term appears constantly in university contexts: The syllabus lists academic resources for struggling students.

It can also refer to funding and personnel devoted to educational missions.

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research grants · journals · study guides · peer-reviewed · online databases · primary sources · librarians · interlibrary loan · library card · tutors · writing center · virtual labs · educational software · curriculum · laboratory equipment · article · databases · lectures

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purpose/function

academic resourcesentertainment

Agreeable diversion of attention

pop culture · amusement · video games · social media · escapist fiction

rigor/credibility

academic resourcesmisinformation

False data spread unintentionally

pseudoscience · junk science · fake news · conspiracy theories · clickbait

accessibility/formality

academic resourcespopular press

News for mass audiences

mass media · trade publications · self-help books · coffee table books · blogs

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