Popular vs. Scholarly Sources

The main purpose of popular journals is...

• to spread disinformation.

• to make a profit.

• to educate.

• to look pretty on a shelf.

Some common characteristics of a scholarly article include:

• Only available through GoogleScholar or by purchase.

• Images, advertisements, editorial section, links.

• Doi, author(s) listed, volume numbers, abstract, references.

• Has 'Journal' in the title.

Kluger, Jefferey, "India Hopes to Boost Its Space Legacy With Latest Moon Rocket Blastoff". Time, 14 July 2023. time.com/6294936/indian-moon-mission-space-legacy. Assessed 17 July 2023.

This citation is an example of a _______ article.

Why should you use the library databases to find your sources?

• Results are vetted, includes peer-reviewed journals, complete information

• Best source to get a good grade but costs extra to access.

• Because librarians are mean and bossy.

• To impress your professor.

Collins, Yolanda Ariadne. “Racing Climate Change in Guyana and Suriname.” Politics, vol. 43, no. 2 May 2023, pp. 186–200. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1177/02633957211042478.

This is an example of a _________ article.

Some common characteristics of a popular article include:

• Only available through GoogleScholar or by purchase.

• Images, advertisements, editorial section, links.

• Doi, author(s) listed, volume numbers, abstract, references.

• Has 'Journal' in the title.

The main purpose of scholarly journals is

• to make researching harder.

• to provide supplement income to professors.

• to make money for colleges.

• to promote research in a specific field of study.

Why is Google not the best way to find academic sources?

• Because Google is always wrong.

• Results are not vetted and you will run into paywall issues.

• Professors don't like Google.

• It's free and we should pay for scholarly articles.