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
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Books
- Background information, historical context, overview
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Scholarly Journal Articles
- Use the argument, engage in the scholarly conversation, should advance your thinking on the topic
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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
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