Scholarly and Popular sources

Today's scripture

• For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10

Review

• Present mind map and argument to class

Finding sources on a particular topic

• EBSCOhost
• Academic OneFile + General OneFile
• OneFile
• JSTOR
• ebrary ebooks
• Search library catalog for books

Steps to take...

• Choose an article database/index to your topic
• Identify an article on a topic
• Distinguish between scholarly and popular periodicals (journals vs. magazines)

Scholarly Source

• Specific audience
• Writers are experts in the field
• Article reviewed numerous times by other experts before published
• “Extremely reliable”

Scholarly journals

• Written by and for specialists in a discipline...scholars, researchers, or other professionals – not for the general public
• Published quarterly or monthly

It...

• Contains few photographs or ads
• Has long, in-depth articles cover case studies, report research
• Contains extensive bibliographies and heavily footnoted

Also...

• Written in a formal style
• Provide detailed information on the most current research and developments in a field or profession

...

• Primary account of original findings written by the researcher
• Evaluated by peer-reviewers, also called referees, who are experts in the field

Popular Periodical

• General audience
• Writers often reporters
• Editor determines if fit for publication Or sometimes published without review
• “Fairly reliable”

Is...

• Geared toward general public
• Designed to appeal to as many people as possible
• Think of things you see for sale at Target or Walgreens

includes...

• Ads
• Many colorful graphics
• Published weekly or monthly
• Examples: -Sports Illustrated -Newsweek -Rolling Stone -Discover

...

• Magazine articles need to be short and written in an informal, conversational style
• Don’t usually have bibliographies
• Research and current issues are broadly summarized

Participation Assignment

• Annotated Bibliography for the Commentary Essay