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How To...Identify Scholarly Information

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References

References can be:

Scholarly - extensive list of scholarly sources

Popular - sources mentioned in the text of the article

Find References

Where to look for references:

Books:  At the end of chapters, in footnotes, or at the end of the book.

Articles: At the end of the article, or mentioned within the article

Websites: At the end of the webpage, or mentioned within the webpage.

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In addition to looking for a list of references, look at the references themselves:

- are the references scholarly sources?

- are the references up-to-date?  (does that matter for your topic?)