What's the difference between a document and a paper?

Literature is knowledge with historical value and research value recorded on a certain carrier by certain methods and means, using certain meaning expression and recording system.

Papers are often used to refer to articles that conduct research in various academic fields and describe academic research results, which are referred to as papers for short.

2. Different roles

Literature is the most effective means of recording, accumulating, spreading and inheriting knowledge, the most basic and main source of information in human social activities, and the most basic means of information exchange and dissemination.

Thesis is not only a means to discuss problems and conduct academic research, but also a tool to describe academic research results and conduct academic exchanges. Including academic papers, graduation papers, dissertations, scientific papers, achievement papers and so on.

3. Different characteristics

The content of the literature reflects the knowledge level of people in a certain social and historical stage; The existing forms of documents (such as recording means, writing materials, composition and communication methods, etc.). ) were influenced and restricted by the development level of social science, technology and culture at that time

A paper generally consists of title, author, abstract, keywords, text, references and appendices, some of which (such as appendices) are dispensable.

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