Audience and Genre

This blog post will look at the possible audiences of my project and how my paper may be published or accessible.


Group 1) People generally interested in conservation

Buchanon, Phyllis  "Baby nerd 3", June 2006
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Seeing as how my speech act will be based off of the research I do, other people may be looking for papers such as mine for reference or information. These are the sort of people who are not necessarily involved in the field, but still have an interest in the topic. The places of publications should therefore be fairly accessible and not too difficult to find, and a QRG would be a perfect example.

*Places of publication

-A QRG. They tend to be succinct, opinionated, and a good summary of all the "important" information needed to get a grasp on the topic. Not only that, they often have links to outside information that gives the reader a chance to explore the topic more in-depth.
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-A magazine or news article. One of my main sources of research included magazine articles from more scientific associations who wrote about the controversy. One was an in-depth exploration of the current state of Pompeii, while the other was a more opinionated piece about the people involved with the site.
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Group 2) Students in my own field

www.audio-luci-store.it "University Student Group" May 11th, 2014
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Who is more likely to be interested in the writing of a student than another student in the same field? These students may be writing their own paper, be looking for a reference, or may just be brushing up on current events in their field. These types of publications are generally in a more specific place than a magazine article that may pop up during a google search.

*Places of publication

-A research journal. These sort of publications are typically reserved for specific papers. For example, the paper I found in this research journal broadly discussed the issues at Pompeii and then narrowed down to a specific one that the author studied. Another discusses the value of private conservation versus public consumption.
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-An academic database. Databases search for information among thousands of scholarly journals, newspapers, reports, working papers, etc. They tend to have an association with being credible and with a strong academic base, so students would likely try to find papers published within the database to find more research information. I have attached some databases specifically tuned to the sort of research students would be looking for in my field
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