Finding and Evaluating Scholarly Sources
This session explores how to define, find, and evaluate scholarly sources. While good information exists outside of academia, doing research at the university level means engaging with scholarship. Learn how scholars disseminate their work, where to find their publications, and how to critically interrogate their conclusions.
Session outcomes:
- Describe the nature of scholarly communication
- Develop search strategies for library catalogues and databases
- Evaluate scholarly sources and process of peer review