In Module 1, you learned how to use databases to find the most relevant sources for your research. Module 2 focuses on assessing the sources you've found to make sure that they are appropriate for academic research. You'll learn what elements to examine in order to find out whether a publication is scholarly. Then, you'll find out how to tell the difference between these scholarly sources and popular sources. You will also learn how to evaluate websites to see whether they're credible sources for your research.
The following tutorials are taken from JStor's Research Basics series of tutorials. please watch all the videos in this module and take the assessment at the end.
