Scholarly Resources 

Scholarly sources (also referred to as academic, peer-reviewed, or refereed sources) are written by subject experts with systems in place to ensure the quality and accuracy of information.  Scholarly sources include books from academic publishers, peer-reviewed journal articles, and reports from research institutes.¹

To dertermine if a resource is scholary look at the following

• Author: What are the author's credentials? Typically written by a scholar/researcher with academic credentials listed. 
• Publisher: Who is the publisher?   Eastern Michigan University Library has complied a list of academic publishers here
• Content: Scholarlyresources always have information cited in the text, in footnotes, and have a bibliography or references.
• Style: Language is formal and technical; usually contains discipline-specific jargon.

When using an online search engine look for pages ending in .edu and .gov 

¹ “What Are Scholarly Sources?” Research Strategies, University Library California State University, Northridge, 22 Sept. 2022, https://libguides.csun.edu/research-strategies/scholarly.

Content on this page was adapted from California State University Northridge- Library's Research Strategies-Scholarly Sources guide. Accessed September 23, 2002

The Writing center at the  State University of New York Potsdam came up with 6 Simple Steps for Writing a reserch paper.  

Step 3 explains how to begin your research

• Make sure you use a wide variety of sources (Internet, books, journals, video, interviews, etc.)
•  Allow yourself enough time to research. 
•  Keep records and copies of all of the information you obtain. Get all of the bibliographical
  information while you are researching 
  • Such information includes:
    •  Title of the article or book
    •  Date it was published or copy written
    •  Author(s) and publishing company
    •  Pages used
•  Try to put information into your own words. It is helpful to paraphrase the information in your own words (see...). If you do take quotes directly from the source, make sure you make a note of that.
•  Look specifically for details that support your thesis or question. Sometimes background information is also necessary.

Grammarly

Khan Academy Grammar

• Punctuation- comma and apostrophe
• Punctuation- colon, semicolon and more

ESL Common Errors Workbook

There are many online resources. The ones in here are a few that are recommended. To access the databases either click onthe picture or click databases under “resources” in the top menu

• Most databases use "everday" English
• To search for an exact word or phrase put quotation morks around the word or words
• To search to two (2) items together, use a + sign

Note: The DOAJ Seal is awarded to journals that demonstrate best practices in open access publishing.  To read more go here

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