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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: 10 votes (23.26%)
Secondary: 30 votes (69.77%)
Tertiary: 3 votes (6.98%)
Total Votes: 43
An article in the National Catholic Register
Primary: 2 votes (5.88%)
Secondary: 16 votes (47.06%)
Tertiary: 16 votes (47.06%)
Total Votes: 34
A meme on Pronto
Primary: 2 votes (6.45%)
Secondary: 5 votes (16.13%)
Tertiary: 24 votes (77.42%)
Total Votes: 31
Statistics from the Pew Research Institute
Primary: 22 votes (70.97%)
Secondary: 3 votes (9.68%)
Tertiary: 6 votes (19.35%)
Total Votes: 31
An English translation of Teresa of Avila's "Interior Castle"
Primary: 20 votes (58.82%)
Secondary: 13 votes (38.24%)
Tertiary: 1 votes (2.94%)
Total Votes: 34
A scholarly journal article about moral issues surrounding biomedical issues
Primary: 15 votes (37.5%)
Secondary: 23 votes (57.5%)
Tertiary: 2 votes (5%)
Total Votes: 40