In general, there are three types of resources or sources of information: primary, secondary, and tertiary. It is important to understand these types and to know what type is appropriate for your coursework prior to searching for information.
~ Mary Woodley, CSUN Oviatt Library
Scholarly sources are written or edited by scholars who tend to write about original research and are written within specific conventions.
A scholarly source:
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Journal of Comparative Psychology | Journal of Commercial Biotechnology | Econometric Theory | Past & Present |
Sources considered to be popular fit into a range of sources that do not qualify as scholarly and may or may not include analysis.
A popular source:
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Bloomberg Businessweek | National Geographic | Runner's World | Time |
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