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“Identifying Scholarly
      Sources”
    National History Day
     September, 2012
Kinds of Information Sources


  POPULAR VS. SCHOLARLY
Popular
Sources
          Audience is the general public
          Written by writers who may or
          may not have specific training
          in the subject
          Purpose is to inform and
          entertain or sell something
          Language is simple and
          understandable
          Coverage is broad and
          varied
Scholarly
Sources     Written by experts or scholars in
            a field
            Audience is other experts and
            scholars
            Purpose is to communicate
            research and ideas
            Often contains specialized
            vocabulary/technical language
            Very narrow in scope and
            subject coverage
            Contains very few illustrations
            and no advertisements
Finding Scholarly articles
    Also known as academic, peer-reviewed, or refereed


 Articles published in academic journals
      Published by academics for an academic
       audience
      Published by a recognized society with
       academic goals and mission
To determine if an article is
             scholarly…….
 Look at name of journal and publisher
 Has it undergone a process of peer-review?
 What is the length of the article?
 Advertisements? Illustrations?
 Does it contain references to other sources?
  Are the citations clear and abundant?
 Who is the author? Are credentials given?
 Scan the abstract

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Scholarly articles 2012 2

  • 1. “Identifying Scholarly Sources” National History Day September, 2012
  • 2. Kinds of Information Sources POPULAR VS. SCHOLARLY
  • 3. Popular Sources Audience is the general public Written by writers who may or may not have specific training in the subject Purpose is to inform and entertain or sell something Language is simple and understandable Coverage is broad and varied
  • 4. Scholarly Sources Written by experts or scholars in a field Audience is other experts and scholars Purpose is to communicate research and ideas Often contains specialized vocabulary/technical language Very narrow in scope and subject coverage Contains very few illustrations and no advertisements
  • 5. Finding Scholarly articles Also known as academic, peer-reviewed, or refereed  Articles published in academic journals  Published by academics for an academic audience  Published by a recognized society with academic goals and mission
  • 6. To determine if an article is scholarly…….  Look at name of journal and publisher  Has it undergone a process of peer-review?  What is the length of the article?  Advertisements? Illustrations?  Does it contain references to other sources? Are the citations clear and abundant?  Who is the author? Are credentials given?  Scan the abstract