Overview
How To Identify Scholarly Information
Sources of information can range from being not scholarly, to very scholarly, to somewhere in the middle. Each source will go somewhere on this Scale of Scholarliness:
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Least Scholarly Mid-Level Most Scholarly
.Where on the Scale of Scholarliness does your source fall?
To make your determination, consider the six things listed below. Click on each box to learn more.
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Where Does Your Source Fit?
Author
No credentials Expert with
credentials
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Publisher
Self-published Scholarly press
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Vocabulary
Basic Scholarly,
advanced
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Editing/Review
None Peer reviewed
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References
None List of Scholarly
Sources
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What other factors would you consider?
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What else would you want to know about this source?
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Based on where your source falls on the sliding scales above, what is your final judgment about your source for college research?
Least Scholarly Most Scholarly
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