Today’s Library Session with Cari (cmerkley@mtroyal.ca)
Quick introductions
Evaluating sources (small group exercise)
Finding scholarly sources
Using LibrarySearch
Using English Specific Databases like MLA Bibliography
Annotated bibliography and MLA style resources
Questions
For today's exercise, we will be answering questions about scholarly articles and books in a tool called Padlet.
Scholarly Articles
Briefly review the following examples of scholarly articles (Article 1, Article 2). Answer the questions provided in the following padlet by clicking on the plus sign underneath each question.
Scholarly Books
Briefly review the following examples of scholarly books(Book 1, Book 2). Answer the questions provided in the following padlet by clicking on the plus sign underneath each question.
A scholarly publication contains articles written by experts in a particular field. The primary audience of these articles is other experts. ... Many of these publications are also referred to as "peer-reviewed", academic or "refereed". They all mean essentially the same thing and refer to the editorial and publication process in which scholars in the same field review the research and findings before the article is published.
Scholarly / Peer-Reviewed | Popular/Not Scholarly | |
Author | Expert | Journalist / Professional Writer |
Review | Reviewed by an editorial board or other experts ("peers") | Reviewed by an editor |
Audience / Language |
Scholars and students / Academic Technical language |
General public Easy to understand |
Content |
Original Research |
News and practical information Uses a variety of sources for background |
Sources | Always cited | Sometimes cited |
Examples | Peer-reviewed articles Scholarly books |
Magazine articles |
Strengths: Good for finding books and scholarly articles
Potential challenges: LibrarySearch contains not just books, but videos, magazines, and more. Be sure to use the limits to make your search manageable.
Useful limits:
The following video walks you through using LibrarySearch. To see a larger version of the video, click on the arrow in the top right corner.
Use quotation marks "" to search for a particular phrase e.g. "Indian Horse"
An asterisk (*) means I don't care how it ends e.g. canad*
Use the Peer Reviewed limit (Warning: This limit is not perfect, so it is still your responsibility to ensure that the article you have chosen is appropriate for your assignment)
The advanced search option in these tools gives you a more user friendly way to build your search
AND between search words means you want them all to be included.
OR between search words means that either term will work.
Annotated Bibliography
Your Annotation Should Cover
Additional Resources
Includes definition, samples and examples for APA, MLA and more