Youth Cultures

Finding & Evaluating Sources

Jackie Sipes

Education Librarian

jsipes@temple.edu

Research Guide

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Overview

  • Finding Sources
  • Evaluating & Using Sources
  • Citing

Literature Review

What are some of the characteristics of scholarly/academic sources?

Scholarly Sources

Scholarly Sources

Are they relevant to your topic?

Literature Review

Literature Review

Summarize

Identify gaps or lingering questions

Using Sources in Your Paper

  • Books
    • Background information, historical context, overview
  • Scholarly Journal Articles
    • Use the argument, engage in the scholarly conversation, should advance your thinking on the topic 
  • Encyclopedias, websites (sources with general information)
    • Background information, history, overview, description of the subculture or trend

Popular Sources

What to look for with sources

  • Author
  • Date of Publication
  • Where the scholarly source was published (blog, scholarly journal, book, website, etc.)
  • Name of the scholarly journal, magazine, research organization, etc.

Citing Sources

Getting Help

Get individual help with your research.

 

“Schedule an appointment” from the research guide. Or email me at jsipes@temple.edu

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