Scholarly? How do you know?

Scholarly Monographs

As a group, determine if your book is scholarly or not. How can you tell?

Don't forget!

Explore Grey Literature 

• Browse through the Grey Literature resources.
• Choose a think tank, organization, or other type of source listed.
• Search for your topic and share on the Padlet below what you discover about your resource:
  • Is it easy to navigate?
  • Would other students find it useful?
  • Did you find anything?

Library OneSearch

• Try your keywords.
• Sign-In to save your favorites & searches!
• Investigate all the filters & subject headings

Investigating Databases

Choose a database from the Recommended Database list on the first page of this guide OR the A-Z Database list.

Look for:

• Scholarly or peer review filter

• Subject headings

• Citation tool

What do you notice in this database? What might be helpful for other students to know?

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