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Strengths & Limitations of Books



Strengths | Limitations

Strengths
  • Historical/background information on a topic- major theories, definitions, and overview
  • Puts your topic in context with other important issues
  • Often, multiple authors provide multiple points of view on your topic
  • Check out & use at home
Limitations
  • May not be most current information - books take an average of two years publication time
  • May contain more information than you have time to read

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