Your professor might ask you to select scholarly sources OR popular sources for a research project. How do you tell the difference? This video and tutorial will guide you through the difference between a popular and scholarly source—when to use them, what they look like, and where to find each type using the library’s resources!
Source: Popular vs. Scholarly Sources, video tutorial, by Emily Bongiovanni and Brianna Buljung
0:10 - What are scholarly sources?
LibWizard Interactive Tutorial
Click on the button below to learn more about what scholarly sources and popular sources look like! The interactive tutorial integrates parts of the above video, as well as outside examples of a scholarly and a popular source.
Source: Popular vs. Scholarly Sources, LibWizard tutorial, by Emily Gillette and Angela Case
Using authoritative sources improves the credibility of your work. These tutorials will provide you with tips and examples.
Source: Authoritative Sources, video tutorial, by Emily Bongiovanni and Brianna Buljung
0:00 - What is an authoritative source?
0:38 - How to look for authoritative sources
1:12 - How to evaluate an author/organization's authority
1:38 - How biases play into authority
Authoritative Sources Interactive Tutorial
Click on the button below to learn how to identify and evaluate the authority of a source. The interactive tutorial provides opportunities to find authoritative sources on the library website and beyond.
Source: How to Find Authoritative Sources, LibWizard tutorial, by Emily Gillette
You've found some promising materials for your paper, now what? These tutorials will provide you with tips and examples on evaluating web sources.
Source: Evaluating Websites, video tutorial, by Emily Bongiovanni and Brianna Buljung
0:28 - 5 key points for evaluating web sources
0:41 - Accuracy
1:05 - Authority
1:32 - Objectivity
1:45 - Currency
1:56 - Coverage
Evaluating Websites Interactive Tutorial
Click on the button below to explore the five routes to evaluate website sources: accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage.
Source: Evaluating Websites, LibWizard tutorial, by Brianna Buljung
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