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{{Redirect|Help:Sources|information regarding how to cite sources|Wikipedia:Citing sources}}
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{{nutshell|About finding sources to support a specific Wikipedia article. For finding a source you have already identified, see [[Wikipedia:Find your source]].}}
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[[WP:Independent sources|Independent]] and [[WP:RS|reliable]] sources are vital for creating encyclopedia articles. Reliable sources allow editors to [[WP:V|verify]] that claims in an article are ''accurate''. The higher the quality of the source for the statement it backs up, the more likely that statement is to be accurate. Independent sources help editors to write ''[[WP:NPOV|neutrally]]'' and to prove that the subject has ''[[WP:N|received note]]''. Wherever possible, editors should aim to use sources that are independent and highly reliable for the subjects they write about.▼
Many of the best sources are not available online, or are only available under subscription. For example, many books are not available online at all, and subscription to academic databases such as [[JSTOR]] can be fairly expensive. However, it is possible to use the open web to find many good sources to use in writing encyclopedia articles. Examples of such sources are news stories from newspapers with a reputation for accuracy, books which have previews on digital libraries, and academic papers which are available [[open access]] in [[open archives]].▼
▲Independent and reliable sources are vital for creating encyclopedia articles. Reliable sources allow editors to verify that claims in an article are ''accurate''. The higher the quality of the source for the statement it backs up, the more likely that statement is to be accurate. Independent sources help editors to write ''neutrally'' and to prove that the subject has ''received note''. Wherever possible, editors should aim to use sources that are independent and highly reliable for the subjects they write about.
▲Many of the best sources are not available online, or are only available under subscription. For example, many books are not available online at all, and subscription to academic databases such as JSTOR can be fairly expensive. However, it is possible to use the open web to find many good sources to use in writing encyclopedia articles. Examples of such sources are news stories from newspapers with a reputation for accuracy, books which have previews on digital libraries, and academic papers which are available open access in open archives.
== Types of sources ==
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*Is the source [[WP:PSTS|primary, secondary, or tertiary]]?
*Are there any obvious errors or omissions?
{{For|more information about how Wikipedia policy evaluates sources |Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources}}
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