JS 1111 - Jews and Hollywood - Klass: Evaluating Your Sources

Popular vs. Scholarly Checklist

An important step in the research process is evaluating a source to determine whether it is appropriate for your assignment.

For instance, your professor may require only scholarly sources for one assignment, and scholarly and popular for another assignment. This distinction will need to be made for books as well as articles.

Consult with your professor if you are not sure whether a source is appropriate for your assignment.

Video - How to Read a Scholarly Article

Video - Evaluating Sources for Credibility

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