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Librarians whom you may need at various times in your University life may not always be social sciences related. Here is a list of librarians whose expertise ranges from Accounting to Science.

What is a Peer-Reviewed or Scholarly article?

Scholarly or academic journals (also called “Refereed” journals) feature articles written by researchers and practioners who have expertise in a particular subject area. Articles in these journals are considered “peer-reviewed” when the article has been critically reviewed by a group of professional colleagues, experts, or specialists on the article’s subject matter. Thus a peer-reviewed article in a scholarly journal must be reviewed by a group of subject experts while in a popular magazine, like Time, the article may be reviewed only by an editor or editorial board.

How do I find Peer-Reviewed or Scholarly articles?

• Use databases which have journal articles from academic sources. Avoid databases with newspaper articles and those with mainly articles from popular magazines like Time and Newsweek.

• When you use a database, look for a box labelled “Scholarly” or “Peer Reviewed” or an option to limit your results to “Peer-Reviewed” articles.

WHAT IS A PRIMARY SOURCE?

A primary source of information is firsthand observation, experience, testimony, or original documentation about a person, place, or thing. For example, a study conducted personally by an article’s authors.

Examples of Primary sources:

• Books
• Government documents
• Speeches
• Narratives, letters, diaries
• Written or visual works composed during the particular period in time being studied.
• Statistics or other data