Scholarly Sources

Today, I introduced the Bibliography Project (see link to the assignment sheet--and examples--at the right).

Part 1 (the 30 citations) are due on Tuesday, May 5.

We discussed what academic articles are (and how to determine scholarly sources from non-scholarly sources).

- have expert authors

- appear in peer-reviewed journals (or books)

- contain references/citations

- are NOT book reviews

- please see the flowcharts below

We discussed how to search for academic articles.

- using the databases on Kean Library

MLA International Bibliography

JStor

Academic Search Premier

Be creative with your key terms

Example: if I am searching for loneliness, I might use synonyms: alone, alienation, isolation. I might also change the word form.

For texts/authors such as Walt Whitman, I might widen my search by genre to include American poets or transcendentalists.

Some flowcharts about determining scholarly sources.

Assignment: 

Develop 10 synonyms for your existing search terms. Post these on your blog.

Work on your Research Plan (for Tuesday)

Work on your Bibliography part 1