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Evaluating Books, Scholarly & Non-Scholarly, Journals, Articles, Websites

Choosing the right sources for your research can be challenging. This guide presents information to help you determine what kind of materials you need for your work and how to evaluate each source.

Scholarly vs Popular vs Trade

 

There are many different types of information sources each characterized by different conventions and target audiences. 

Scholarly sources disseminate research and academic discussion among professionals within disciplines.

Non scholarly sources inform and entertain the public (e.g. popular sources such as newspapers, magazines) or allow practitioners to share industry, practice, and production information (e.g. trade sources such as non-refereed journals published for people working in the teaching profession).