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ANTH 390: Anthropological Research Methods

Scholarly Research

In college, you are often required to use scholarly (aka academic, peer-reviewed) sources.

CHECK:

  • Was it written by experts? They're affiliated with a university or provide their educational background (e.g. PhD).
  • Is it based on research? The findings are based on a study conducted or on a review of other expert literature. There MUST be a bibliography or works cited list.
  • Who is the intended audience? Scholarly sources will use complex, expert language and be fairly lengthy. Most academic research is published in peer-reviewed journals or books, not freely available thru Google.

Find out more about scholarly research with this quick video.

Literature Review

Last Update: 11 Mar 12:55