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Comparing Scholarly Sources and Popular Sources
- 1. Scholarly vs. Popular Sources Anna Yang, Science Librarian University Library
- 2. Learning Outcomes After this presentation, you’ll learn: • How to define scholarly sources • How to define popular sources • Differentiate between popular and scholarly sources
- 3. Before We Get Started….
- 4. Defined Scholarly A scholarly source is one in which the content is written by experts in a particular field of study. The target audience are usually other experts in the field, as well as students who are studying the field. Popular Popular sources are written for a general audience, usually for entertainment. Popular sources don’t require expertise in the field to understand the information.
- 5. Popular Sources Might have: • Many ads • Photographs or illustrations • May not include references or citations • Includes authors, journalists or freelance writers Examples: • Magazines • Social Media • Newspapers Audrey Hepburn TIME Magazine. 1953.
- 6. Scholarly Sources Might have: • Few to no ads • Charts and graphs • Includes references, notes, and cited works • Include authors with affiliations Examples: • Academic Journals • Peer-reviewed articles
- 7. Why are Popular Sources Published? • To entertain • To express an opinion • To inform a broad audience
- 8. Why are Scholarly Sources Published? • To report on research • To review and critique previous research • To contribute to the scholarly conversation
- 9. When Should You Use Popular Sources? • When you know nothing about your topic • To build a background for your topic • When your professor explicitly says you can
- 10. When Should You Use Scholarly Sources? • To support an argument in a research paper • When you want to delve deeper into a topic of interest • To stay up to date with current research on your topic
- 11. Group Activity 1 • Go to the research guide for this class https://libguides.scu.edu/ENGL2A_jalal
- 12. Contact Anna Yang, Science Librarian ayang3@scu.edu
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- Notes to presenter: What is your purpose for sharing this reflection? Is it at the end of a unit or project? Are you sharing this reflection, at the attainment of a learning goal you set for yourself? Is it at the end of a course? State your purpose for the reflection or even the purpose of the learning experience or learning goal. Be clear and be specific in stating your purpose.