Scholarly sources (also referred to as academic, peer-reviewed, or refereed sources) are written by experts in a particular field and serve to keep others interested in that field up to date on the most recent research, findings, and news. These resources will provide the most substantial information for your research and papers.
Scholarly sources’ authority and credibility improve the quality of your own paper or research project.
(From Determine If a Source Is Scholarly, Undergraduate Library, Illinois University Library)
Did you know that when you search Google you reach no more than 10% of the content available on the Internet?
See the infographic below.
Note that scholarly/academic articles required for your assignments are below the surface! To find them you need to use databases listed on the next pages of this guide.
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Please note the following about Google Scholar
(From Google Scholar: Advantages/Limitations of Google Scholar, East Carolina University Libraries)
Source
The article is most likely scholarly if:
Authors
The source is most likely scholarly if:
Content
* What is peer-review?
When a source has been peer-reviewed, it has undergone the review and scrutiny of a review board of colleagues in the author’s field. They evaluate this source as part of the body of research for a particular discipline and make recommendations regarding its publication in a journal, revisions prior to publication, or, in some cases, reject its publication.
(From Determine If a Source Is Scholarly, Undergraduate Library, Illinois University Library)
