In this module, you've read about different types of sources: scholarly, popular, and trade. For this discussion forum, your task is to choose two of those three types of sources and find one resource for each type on a topic of interest. The topic can be something related to your field of study or just something you are interested in personally. For example, you might choose the topic of food waste in America and find a popular source on food waste from the web and then a scholarly source on the topic.

Note: Scholarly sources are typically found in subscription databases like ProQuest and EBSCOhost. You'll learn more about those in later modules. If you are comfortable using subscription databases, feel free to use them to find a scholarly article. Otherwise, you can search for open access scholarly articles that are freely available on the web using the Directory of Open Access Journals.

In your initial post, compare the two resources you found. What are some of the differences and similarities in content? How is source information cited in each article? What differences do you see in tone or writing style? What is the value of each of these sources for different situations in your life? Be sure to provide links to the articles you chose, so your classmates can see and compare them as well. Full references are not required.