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Understanding
Periodicals:
Scholarly versus Non-scholarly Sources
Scholarly Sources Scholarly sources
are intended to share original research or analyses of
previous research. The sources are commonly heavily
theoretical—focusing on presenting theory or proving it
out. These sources are written by scholars or
researchers for other scholars or researchers. The
appearance of these sources is usually serious, with
few, if any, graphics. The articles are often lengthy
and may include the specific language of the discipline.
Additionally, sources in these articles are cited. These
sources are typically academic journals and, in some
fields, trade, or professional journals.
| A Bright Idea: The
databases accessed through the VC/UHV Library
allow the user to restrict search results to
peer-reviewed, refereed, or scholarly articles.
To see the search options of a particular
database, you might look at the help option of
the database or contact Ask-a-Librarian at
http://vcuhvlibrary.uhv.edu/ask.cfm.
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Learn about
non-scholarly sources.
Copyright 2006 by the Academic Center, the University of
Houston-Victoria, and David Felts.
Created 2006 by David
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