ID 340: Diversity and Discrimination (Yamashita)

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. Learn more about the publication cycle.

A literature review is not just a summary, but a conceptually organized synthesis of the results of your research. What are the major authors, patterns, themes, debates, gaps in the research on your topic

Work with group to review source. Briefly present answers to class.

1. Identify if the source is scholarly or popular. How can you tell? List 3 reasons.
2. Skim source. What is the major point or argument? What is the author trying to prove?
3. Where did their information come from? Sources, methodology, statistics?
4. Consider the strengths and weaknesses of source.