ITW 101
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Evaluating Library Resources
POPULAR VERSUS SCHOLARLY
Directions: Below, list each periodical and whether it is a popular or scholarly. Write down the
characteristics which led you to your decision.
Title: _______________________________________________
Title: ___________________________________________________
Scholarly or Popular? _____________________________
Scholarly or Popular? _________________________________
CHARACTERISTICS
CHARACTERISTICS
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ITW 101: USING ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE TO FIND SCHOLARLY
AND NON-SCHOLARLY ARTICLES
T HE F O L L O W I N G A R TI C L E S A R E A L L I N D E X E D I N A C A D E M I C S E A R C H C O M P L E TE . F I N D E A C H A R TI C L E B A S E D
O N T H E I N F O R M A TI O N P R O V I D E D I N I T S C I T A T I O N , A N D T HE N A N S W E R T HE Q U E S T I O N S B E L O W .
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Karamanol, Alice, and Laura Salley. "ADAPTIVE Art Education." School Arts 104.5 (Jan. 2005): 27-27.
1. Is this a scholarly or non-scholarly article? ____________________
2. How do you know?_______________________________________________________________________
3. Is this item available in print or electronic form? _____________________
a. If it’s available in print, write down the periodical’s call number.____________________________
b. If it’s available electronically, how were you able to get to the full-text of the article?
"THE HEALING CALM." International Review of African American Art 21.3 (June 2006): 60-61.
1. Is this a scholarly or non-scholarly article? ____________________
2. How do you know?_______________________________________________________________________
3. Is this item available in print or electronic form? _____________________
a. If it’s available in print, write down the periodical’s call number.____________________________
b. If it’s available electronically, how were you able to get to the full-text of the article?
Elkis-Abuhoff, Deborah L. "Art therapy applied to an adolescent with Asperger's syndrome." Arts in Psychotherapy
35.4 (Oct. 2008): 262-270.
1. Is this a scholarly or non-scholarly article? ____________________
2. How do you know?_______________________________________________________________________
3. Is this item available in print or electronic form? _____________________
a. If it’s available in print, write down the periodical’s call number.____________________________
b. If it’s available electronically, how were you able to get to the full-text of the article?
Williams, Elaine. "'When I was in the wave I felt like a little ant'." Times Educational Supplement (23 Sep. 2005):
15-15.
1. Is this a scholarly or non-scholarly article? ____________________
2. How do you know?_______________________________________________________________________
3. Is this item available in print or electronic form? _____________________
a. If it’s available in print, write down the periodical’s call number.____________________________
b. If it’s available electronically, how were you able to get to the full-text of the article?
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Adapted by KY Fall 2008 from the University of Texas, original accessible from www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/teachindex.html