Scholarly Sources: A Sequenced Tutorial

What type of source is it?

Scholarly Books and Book Chapters

What makes a book/chapter scholarly?

• Written by experts

  • Researchers

  • Professionals

  • Scholars

  • Credentials listed

• Written to communicate with peers

  • Present research

  • Analyze trends

• Published by an academic press

• Sources are cited

Scholarly Journals and Journal Articles
 

What makes a journal/article scholarly?

• Written by experts

  • Researchers

  • Professionals

  • Scholars

  • Credentials usually listed

• Written to communicate with peers

  • Present research

  • Review existing literature

  • Analyze trends

  • Identify areas for new studies

• Scholarly articles are published in scholarly journals

• Journals and their articles are often (though not always) peer reviewed

• Sources are cited

Non-Scholarly Sources
 

What should be avoided when looking for scholarly sources?

• Sources that resemble scholarly sources

  • Trade journals

  • Newspapers

  • Magazines

• These things still have scholarly value-- they give context and other information

• Shouldn’t be cited as scholarly

Locating Scholarly Books/Chapters

How do I find a scholarly book/chapter?

• Library OneSearch filter isn’t helpful in this case

• Use of “university press” as keyword

• Books/ebooks filter

Locating Scholarly Journals/Articles
 

How do I find a scholarly journal/article?

• Library OneSearch filter

• Databases with similar filters

• Google Scholar

• Ulrichsweb