2. Popular Sources = Magazines/Newspapers Scholarly Sources = Journals Periodicals
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4. Scholarly Resources:What's the difference? What's in them?Who writes them?Who reads them?What do they look like?What are their advantages?What are their disadvantages?
5. Scholarly Resources:What's the difference? What's in them?Who writes them?Who reads them?What do they look like?What are their advantages?What are their disadvantages?
6. Scholarly Resources:What's the difference? What's in them?Who writes them?Who reads them?What do they look like?What are their advantages?What are their disadvantages?
7. Scholarly Resources:What's the difference? What's in them?Who writes them?Who reads them?What do they look like?What are their advantages?What are their disadvantages?
8. Scholarly Resources:What's the difference? What's in them?Who writes them?Who reads them?What do they look like?What are their advantages?What are their disadvantages?
9. Scholarly Resources:What's the difference? What's in them?Who writes them?Who reads them?What do they look like?What are their advantages?What are their disadvantages?
12. Things to look for in an electronic scholarly article Author’s Credentials Structure Language Length
13. Look for: Credentials, such as a PhD. or university affiliation There may also be a brief biography of the author(s) John Q. Erudite, University of Indiana, Gary Samantha S. Inquestor, University of Transylvania
14. Look for: The abstract is a one to three paragraph summarization of the main points and findings of the article Abstract
16. Look for: Specialized Language There will often be specialized terminology or vocabulary showing that the author has in-depth knowledge of the subject
17. Look for: The length of the article will also indicate whether or not it is scholarly. "US Slashes Swine Flu Vaccine Estimate." Clinical Infectious Diseases 49.8 (2009): 18-43. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. "60 Seconds to Swine Flu Freedom." New Scientist 203.2726 (2009): 7. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 20 Oct. 2009.
18. Look for… Popular Magazines Scholarly Journal Articles Author's name may or may not be given; often a professional writer; may or may not have expertise in the subject area. Usually a scholar or researcher with expertise in the subject area; Author's credentials and/or affiliation are given. Author General public; the interested non-specialist. Audience Other scholars, researchers and students. Specialized terminology or jargon of the field; requires prior knowledge (or a good specialized dictionary!). Vocabulary in general usage; understandable to most readers. Language Articles have a clearly-defined structure with an abstract, objective, methodology, analysis, results and conclusion. May include charts or graphs but rarely photographs or other illustrations Informal organization: eye-catching type and formatting. Usually includes illustrations and photographs. Appearance / Organization Rarely has a list of references, usually does not give complete information about sources of information. Always has a list of references or bibliography; sources of quotes and facts are cited and can be verified. References / Bibliography
