There are many different types of information sources each chararacterised by different conventions and target audiences.
Scholarly sources disseminate research and academic discussion among professionals within disciplines.
Non scholarly sources inform and entertain the public (e.g. popular sources such as newspapers, magazines) or allow practitioners to share industry, practice, and production information (e.g. trade sources such as non-refereed journals published for people working in the teaching profession).
The link below provides very brief analyses of whether particular information sources are scholarly or non-scholarly.
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