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Identifying & Using Scholarly Sources

Best practices for selecting authoritative scholarly sources for your research needs.

Identifying Sources Exercise

A biography of a Saint
Primary: 6 votes (19.35%)
Secondary: 24 votes (77.42%)
Tertiary: 1 votes (3.23%)
Total Votes: 31
An article in the National Catholic Register
Primary: 1 votes (4.17%)
Secondary: 9 votes (37.5%)
Tertiary: 14 votes (58.33%)
Total Votes: 24
A meme on Pronto
Primary: 1 votes (4.76%)
Secondary: 5 votes (23.81%)
Tertiary: 15 votes (71.43%)
Total Votes: 21
Statistics from the Pew Research Institute
Primary: 16 votes (76.19%)
Secondary: 1 votes (4.76%)
Tertiary: 4 votes (19.05%)
Total Votes: 21
An English translation of Teresa of Avila's "Interior Castle"
Primary: 17 votes (70.83%)
Secondary: 7 votes (29.17%)
Tertiary: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 24
A scholarly journal article about moral issues surrounding biomedical issues
Primary: 12 votes (41.38%)
Secondary: 15 votes (51.72%)
Tertiary: 2 votes (6.9%)
Total Votes: 29