On Scholarly Literature: Making Connections

On Scholarly Literature

Making Connections Questions

After watching On Scholarly Literature, consider the questions below. Then submit your response.

Question 1.

Consider a discipline you are interested in studying someday (for example, political science). Use an online search or library database to find out what academic journals are available in that field. How broad are the topics they cover? What research questions might they help you to answer?user comment

Question 2.

What is the difference between a scholarly source and an academic one? Why does it matter?user comment

Question 3.

In the video, Jonathan Morris mentions peer-reviewed journal articles. What does it mean for a source to be peer reviewed?user comment

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