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Lesson 3: Scholarly Research Lesson Question: What is the difference between a scholarly and a popular source of informa

Lesson 3: Scholarly Research Lesson Question: What is the difference between a scholarly and a popular source of information?

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Lesson 3: Scholarly Research Lesson Question: What is the difference between a scholarly and a popular source of informa

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  1. Lesson 3: Scholarly Research Lesson Question: What is the difference between a scholarly and a popular source of information? Lesson Objectives: The students will understand the difference between scholarly and popular sources of information about a historical subject. The students will also understand how to search online library catalogues for sources of historical scholarship.

  2. Scholarly vs. Non-Scholarly Sources What is the Difference? • Scholarly: • Authors are authorities in their fields/specialists/ • experts/scholars/researchers • Include author’s credentials • Popular: • Authors are magazine staff members or free lance writers/generalists • Often exclude author’s credentials

  3. Difference…. • Scholarly: • Authors cite their sources in endnotes, footnotes, or bibliographies • Popular: • Authors mention sources but seldom cite them in formal bibliographies

  4. Difference …. • Scholarly: • Articles inform or report research • Illustrations – in the form of charts, diagrams, or graphs to explain research • Popular: • Articles normally entertain • Illustrations - Numerous and colorful to add marketing appeal

  5. Difference …. • Scholarly: • Language – Use of jargon specific to the particular discipline • Often have an abstract at the beginning of the article • Popular: • Language – Simple and everyday • Rarely contain abstracts

  6. Difference …. • Scholarly: • Articles/books go through peer-review process • Scholarly journals often referred to as a “refereed journal” • Journals have a listed editorial board • Almost no advertising and color • Popular: • - No peer-review process • - Contain numerous advertisements and color

  7. Difference …. • Scholarly: • Often published by professional organization or university • Popular: • Published for profit

  8. Non-scholarly: http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/health.html http://www.pppst.com/worldhistory.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_medicine Scholarly: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505591/description http://jhmas.oxfordjournals.org/

  9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page http://www.lib.washington.edu/

  10. Directions: Type on a Word Document AP World History 1 Research Project Worksheet Scholarly Online Sources: Key Words/Phrases/Authors’ Names from Popular Sources of Information: Sources of Scholarship from UW Library Catalogue (List Location, Call Number, Status):

  11. University of Washington • Go to Library Catalog – Google: University of Washington Libraries • Limit search to Seattle Campus • Brainstorm keywords–topic: medicine technology, science, hospitals, surgery, middle ages, medieval… • Perform Keyword search: “medieval technology” • Choose a title, survey information: Table of Contents? Subject headings? Location? Availability? Sound promising? Write Library of Congress number (Academic libraries don’t use Dewey) and location. • Mine the information for new keywords, names or titles. • Tour of Suzzalo/Allen

  12. Questioning Example: Section: The Assyrian Empire Sentence: “The Assyrian state found in the practice of mass deportation - the forcible uprooting of large numbers of people or even entire communities from their homes in order to transport and resettle them - a means to accomplish a number of objectives simultaneously. The abrupt removal of a community was an effective way to break the spirit of the rebellious and served as a conspicuous warning to others who might be contemplating resistance.” Question: Why did the Assyrians practice mass deportation? Clarifying Question: Did the Assyrians practice mass deportation on all rebellious communities or only some?

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