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Using Good Sources: Evaluating What You Find<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"9ff7b9c6-9e47-4f8f-80f0-881c8eead07b"},"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":"48f84415-d778-42f4-b7e5-6572c5a902ce"},"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":"292ae5ca-e735-4e7a-9dec-88bc8777ddf5"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5d80e8715b248.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":5.591677503250975,"y":10.274931479050698,"width":39.97893368010403,"height":10.274931479050698,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

Sources as Foundation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Your sources are the foundation that supports your argument, just like foundations hold up a house. You need a good solid foundation. Using bad sources weakens your arguments and your paper. <\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Criteria 1: Scholarly or Authoritative<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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The first is that the sources should be authoritative, which often means scholarly or peer-reviewed. <\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Peer-reviewed Sources<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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In most cases you are expected to use scholarly or peer-reviewed sources. <\/span><\/p>\n\n

These are written by university researchers, and reviewed by knowledgeable peer scholars to ensure quality.<\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"49432f6e-76da-4a2d-85be-97cb652fa054"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":57.21716514954486,"y":17.981130088338723,"width":35.110533159947984,"height":69.35578748359222,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"decorative":true,"contentName":"Image","expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-6abe7783190aa.png","mime":"image\/png","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1200,"height":1200}},"metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"},"subContentId":"04dd3b49-9eec-410e-a04a-f35ba5dee8f7"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5d80e8715b248.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":5.201560468140442,"y":10.274931479050698,"width":39.97893368010403,"height":15.412397218576048,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

Peer-reviewed Sources<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Scholarly articles typically:<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Authoritative sources are not always peer-reviewed. In Business for example, they may be statistics or reports by major agencies or government bodies, like the Bank of Canada or Statistics Canada. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Not Scholarly or Authoritative<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n
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You'll find lots of other information out there that isn't scholarly or authoritative. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Normally you wouldn't use sources that aren't authoritative or scholarly unless your instructions say you should. One exception is if you use these sources as an example, or a primary source that you do analysis on yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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The most reliable way to find good information is to use the Library's web site. Search for scholarly information in Omni, the Library's catalogue, in the middle of the main Library web page.<\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"61edb384-93c9-4344-ba97-a7b3de0e902a"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":53.315994798439526,"y":20.549862958101397,"width":46.68400520156047,"height":50.04199878242062,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"decorative":true,"contentName":"Image","expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-6ace51714ad37.png","mime":"image\/png","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":562,"height":305}},"metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"},"subContentId":"25f1c2bf-8677-4622-b9e8-4b9f75585c9e"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5d80e8715b248.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":5.446623093681917,"y":10.758842692809221,"width":42.48366013071895,"height":15.412042157449209,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
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Sources you find are not all scholarly. Limit to Peer-reviewed sources when you search. Look for the 'peer-reviewed' checkbox on the search or the results page. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
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The second main criteria for evaluating your sources is relevance. You need to make sure your sources are relevant to your topic.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n
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When looking for sources, you need to find things that answer the research question you created. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Focusing your research around a question, then using that question to help identify the relevant sources, will help make your research and reading more efficient. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Using good sources: evaluating what you find

Brief Introduction

Joanne Oud