Threshold Concepts: Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Popular & Scholarly

Learn to differentiate between popular and scholarly sources use them appropriately in your research.

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The Information Cycle (Video)

Popular vs Scholarly Articles (Video)

Popular and Scholarly Sources: The Information Cycle (Video)

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article (North Carolina State University)

Popular & Scholarly Activity

Compare articles in popular magazines with scholarly journals.  Compare articles on the same topic published in a popular magazine and a scholarly journal. Compare content, style, purpose, bias, audience, authority, scope, accuracy, and style of presentation.