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Types of Research: Popular Vs Scholarly

This guide describes the difference between types of research like primary vs secondary and quant vs qual, then shows you how to find articles in the library databases.

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Popular Vs Scholarly Periodicals

What is Scholarly Research?

Identifying Popular Vs Scholarly Sources

Some things to consider when identifing a Scholarly Source:
  • Peer-reviewed
  • Journals
  • Articles include a reference list, bibliography, or footnotes
  • Authors are credentialed
Identifiers of Popular Sources
  • magazines
  • trade or professional publications written by journalists
  • short articles
  • no references
  • non-credentialed authors

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