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How to know if a book is scholarly<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"a0938646-6e51-4ff8-8478-4849476b03c2"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":82.67223382045928,"y":87.21649484536083,"width":15.44885177453027,"height":10.103092783505156,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-5d80eaa264bdb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":260,"height":88},"alt":"Laurier University Logo","decorative":false,"expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Laurier University Logo"},"subContentId":"49a09386-e753-4bf4-9db1-f6c2ed0d2d84"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":5.219206680584551,"y":89.69072164948454,"width":16.49269311064718,"height":5.773195876288661,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

library.wlu.ca<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"2f2a0e58-f467-4af8-a1d1-efb57a85be75"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5dbc55a180ee3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":6.261917211328977,"y":8.225806451612904,"width":22.766884531590414,"height":68.81720430107526,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

You\u2019ve probably already seen how easy it is to find and access peer-reviewed journal articles through one of our research databases.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"d32a194c-a742-403e-89c2-9a8d90761868"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":31.917211328976038,"y":-0.2150537634408602,"width":67.42919389978213,"height":99.99999999999999,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"decorative":false,"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-638a639e389cf.png","mime":"image\/png","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":640,"height":480},"expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image"},"subContentId":"21747e62-2e96-42a8-9dca-889783bc330f","metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}]},{"elements":[{"x":0,"y":0,"width":50.653594771241835,"height":99.99999999999999,"action":{"library":"H5P.Shape 1.0","params":{"shape":{"fillColor":"#fff","borderWidth":"0","borderStyle":"solid","borderColor":"#000","borderRadius":"0"},"type":"rectangle","line":{"borderColor":"#000000","borderWidth":"1","borderStyle":"solid"}},"subContentId":"ffb31e39-60fc-4e6a-bb91-11b04a67c054","metadata":{"contentType":"Shapes","license":"U"}},"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false},{"x":1.0893246187363834,"y":2.147178494623656,"width":22.875816993464053,"height":96.77419354838709,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

But your assignment stipulates you also need to find scholarly<\/strong> or academic books<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Those aren\u2019t as easy to determine, but there are three attributes<\/strong><\/span> to look for to help you determine whether a book is scholarly or not.<\/span>
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The first attribute is the publisher: many scholarly books are published by a recognized <\/span>university press<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"b92690ea-72d1-4fb4-a8fd-e682e859fc64"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":37.03703703703704,"y":4.301075268817204,"width":58.82352941176471,"height":19.354838709677416,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

1: Publisher<\/span><\/p>\n"},"subContentId":"b7149b3c-f1ce-4d43-9b28-dec77963be92","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":31.59041394335512,"y":25.806451612903224,"width":68.40958605664488,"height":65.16129032258064,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"decorative":false,"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-638f90d46e531.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":890,"height":430},"alt":"Image of book spines on a bookshelf","expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image"},"subContentId":"8aae16ef-6866-4af2-86c7-de8bfaa69777","metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5dbc55a180ee3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":4.357298474945534,"y":19.354838709677416,"width":26.143790849673202,"height":58.064516129032256,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

It\u2019s safe to assume that if you see a university press as the publisher, the book is a scholarly one.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"79c5b91c-036b-43f0-a578-420a2fecb14d"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":32.677995642701525,"y":4.284279569892473,"width":66.44880174291939,"height":19.354838709677416,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

Examples of University presses<\/span><\/p>\n"},"subContentId":"d903b521-403b-4cac-a650-654dcad71eee","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":32.6797385620915,"y":27.956989247311824,"width":21.774288810900643,"height":32.25806451612903,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"decorative":false,"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-638f91d92d51b.png","mime":"image\/png","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":200,"height":150},"alt":"logo of cambridge university press","expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image"},"subContentId":"51d12931-d006-4bea-b8cb-2d2927004c3e","metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":56.209150326797385,"y":28.602150537634408,"width":20.250088594137598,"height":40,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"decorative":false,"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-638f926b13f36.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":225,"height":225},"alt":"image of WLU Press logo","expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image"},"subContentId":"fadbc183-c999-4827-8808-fe0a822e2613","metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":79.1479302832244,"y":64.47913978494623,"width":20.806100217864923,"height":35.483870967741936,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"decorative":false,"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-638f929127d9b.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":242,"height":208},"alt":"image of Yale University press logo","expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image"},"subContentId":"7449e1d9-c8c3-4e40-b501-cabe85be9935","metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":77.34204793028323,"y":27.956989247311824,"width":21.568627450980394,"height":23.87096774193548,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"decorative":false,"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-638f92b4cc72a.png","mime":"image\/png","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":300,"height":168},"alt":"image of Oxford University Press logo","expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image"},"subContentId":"7246a3f1-6137-481b-8319-006d6ccd65f4","metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":32.6797385620915,"y":77.63440860215053,"width":42.48366013071895,"height":15.053763440860214,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"decorative":false,"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-638f92de6d86a.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":532,"height":95},"alt":"Image of University of Toronto Press logo","expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image"},"subContentId":"f3281cb9-8a96-4841-b3b2-f16f0c5282f6","metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5dbc55a180ee3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":4.357298474945534,"y":4.29436559139785,"width":26.143790849673202,"height":86.02150537634408,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

But there are many publishers that publish scholarly books that aren\u2019t university presses. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

At right are a just a few. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

So we need to know a few more things that identify scholarly books.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"063e317b-d2fb-4ade-b4be-666c0be6e417"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":32.677995642701525,"y":4.284279569892473,"width":66.44880174291939,"height":19.354838709677416,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

The second attribute to look at is the documentation - how the author documents sources.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"d85bcf89-7da0-47b4-ab51-6a0784805a85"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":31.590413943355124,"y":0,"width":68.40958605664488,"height":15.053763440860214,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

How to know if a book is scholarly (Course Presentation)