HIST 1111 - FYWS: London: From Roman Camp to World City

Evaluating Sources

Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals (video)
Popular vs. Scholarly Checklist

An important step in evaluating a resource is determining if it is considered scholarly. This distinction will need to be made for books, as well as articles.

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