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Identifying & Using Scholarly Sources

Best practices for selecting authoritative scholarly sources for your research needs.

Identifying Sources Exercise

A biography of a Saint
Primary: 12 votes (25.53%)
Secondary: 31 votes (65.96%)
Tertiary: 4 votes (8.51%)
Total Votes: 47
An article in the National Catholic Register
Primary: 3 votes (8.33%)
Secondary: 17 votes (47.22%)
Tertiary: 16 votes (44.44%)
Total Votes: 36
A meme on Pronto
Primary: 2 votes (6.06%)
Secondary: 7 votes (21.21%)
Tertiary: 24 votes (72.73%)
Total Votes: 33
Statistics from the Pew Research Institute
Primary: 23 votes (71.88%)
Secondary: 3 votes (9.38%)
Tertiary: 6 votes (18.75%)
Total Votes: 32
An English translation of Teresa of Avila's "Interior Castle"
Primary: 21 votes (60%)
Secondary: 13 votes (37.14%)
Tertiary: 1 votes (2.86%)
Total Votes: 35
A scholarly journal article about moral issues surrounding biomedical issues
Primary: 16 votes (39.02%)
Secondary: 23 votes (56.1%)
Tertiary: 2 votes (4.88%)
Total Votes: 41