Welcome
How Scholarly Is It?
Hello and welcome!
This exercise will help you think critically about the sources
you use for your college research & assignments.
Start with the Overview below, then go to the Group Assignment page to get started on the exercise.
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 Credible/Reliable Most Scholarly
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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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