Every publication or website has expectations about its target audience. Is a certain type or level of knowledge needed to understand or engage with the content?
Some basic groups might be:
The intended audience for information ties directly into the type of source it is.
The types of sources listed below can apply to periodicals, books, and web pages. The types reflect the intended audience of the source.
Include reference to these descriptions in your annotations.
Note that these categories are not definitive; there is room for overlap and ambiguity.
Academic / Scholarly |
Examples: Fashion Theory; Art History; Art Bulletin; Journal of the American Medical Association |
Trade / Professional |
Examples: American Libraries; Communication Arts; Animation Magazine |
Substantive News |
Examples: National Geographic; The New York Times; The New Yorker; Art in America; Artforum |
Popular (newspapers, magazines, etc.) |
Examples: Time; People; Sports Illustrated; Vogue; Rolling Stone |
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