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Scholarly vs. Popular Sources

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BIOL 1107L
Module 5 Activities Assignment
Scholarly vs. Popular Sources
1. List a few terms or phrases that also mean scholarly sources.
2. List 4 examples of publications that represent scholarly/academic sources.
3. List 8 types of publications that are considered popular sources.
4. What “landmarks” in a publication indicates that the article is scholarly? List 7.
5. Should popular sources be cited in your poster?
6. It is possible to specifically search for scholarly publications. How can this be done?
7. What clues do you look for to determine if a book is scholarly? You should have a list of 7 or
8 items to look for.
8. If you are unsure if a source is scholarly, who would you ask? (Hint: it is not the instructor or
a classmate)
Evaluating information from digital sources: Using the CRAAP Test
1. What is the CRAAP test?
2. What does the CRAAP acronym stand for?
3. How old/young should the information be? Are there exceptions? If so, what are they?
Where would you look for the most current information?
4. How do you determine a source’s relevance?
5. Does it matter who wrote the source? Why or why not?
6. How do you determine the importance of the author of the source? What do you look for?
7. How can looking at a website’s URL help you determine the trustfulness of an online source?
What URL endings should you be cautious of?
8. What three things can you look for to be confident that the information you’re using is
accurate?
9. Why is determining what the author of a source is trying to tell you important?
o What purposes are warnings that the source is less reliable, and therefore, not
scholarly?
o What two criteria should you be looking for in a source?
10. If you are unsure about the reliability of a source, who would you ask? (Hint: it is not the
instructor or a classmate)
Scholarly or Popular Source: Examples
1. Is example 1 a scholarly or popular source?
o Why?
o How trustworthy is this source? How can you tell?
2. Is example 2 a scholarly or popular source?
o Why?
o How trustworthy is this source? How can you tell?
3. Is example 3 a scholarly or popular source?
o Why?
o How trustworthy is this source? How can you tell?
4. Is example 4 a scholarly or popular source?
o Why?
o How trustworthy is this source? How can you tell?
5. Is example 5 a scholarly or popular source?
Created by SCM 5/19/2022
o Why?
o How trustworthy is this source? How can you tell?
How can I find scholarly sources
GALILEO
Search parameters # of hits
Wolbachia
Wolbachia + Limit: Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed
Wolbachia AND butterflies
Wolbachia OR butterflies
Wolbachia AND butterflies + Limit: Reviews
PubMed
Search parameters # of hits
Wolbachia
Wolbachia + Limit: Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed
Wolbachia AND butterflies
Wolbachia OR butterflies
Wolbachia AND butterflies + Limit: Review
1. Which database, GALILEO or PubMed, gave you more hits?
2. Which database gave you fewer?
3. Why is there a difference between the search engines if you are using the same search terms
and filters?
Research Article and Review Article
1. Which article is the review and which is the research article?
2. What “clues” or sections did you use to identify which publication was the review article?
3. What “clues” or sections did you use to identify which publication was the research article?
Research vs Review Article
1. Wolbachia Blocks Currently Circulating Zika Virus Isolates in Brazilian Aedes
aegypti Mosquitoes
a. Type of article:
b. Clues:
2. Exploiting Intimate Relationships: Controlling Mosquito-Transmitted Disease
with Wolbachia
a. Type of article:
b. Clues:
Scholarly Journal Article Citations
1. Research article citation
(Insert citation here)
2. Review article citation
(Insert citation here)

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