How to Identify a Scholarly Source

Sources to help you identify a scholarly article:

When beginning your search for scholarly sources, consider how you are searching. For example, using Google Scholar would be a better search engine than a general Google search. Using one of the databases provided through the library website is also a good source. Many of the journal articles provided through the library do have access to full online text.

YouTube clip that explains how to differentiate between popular and scholarly sources “Understanding Popular and Scholarly Articles”

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqtzAtfhTyw&feature=related

Short YouTube clip “Research Minutes: How to Identify Scholarly Journal Articles”

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGJ2CYfY9A

Short YouTube clip “Popular vs. Scholarly Periodicals”

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbEdPhJtvJg&feature=related

Short article on “What is a Scholarly Source?” (includes links to a few other helpful articles)

                http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/courses/scholarly1.htm

Article from Cornell University “Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals”

                http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill20.html

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