Finding Sources: Fresh Take

  • Describe strategies for starting Internet research, including using Google Scholar
  • Describe types of academic sources, like scholarly, peer-reviewed, primary, and secondary
  • Examine how to read and use scholarly sources
  • Examine ways to find scholarly articles and books using library databases and catalogs
  • Describe why using library databases is valuable

Finding Scholarly Sources Online

Watch this video to review the distinctions of a scholarly article and to see why library databases are so valuable to your academic research.

You can view the transcript for “What is Scholarly Research?” here (download).

This video will help you learn how to determine what a good keyword for your research question is.

You can view the transcript for “How Library Stuff Works: How to Choose Keywords” here (opens in new window).

Watch this video to learn how to use Boolean Operators to get even more specific and applicable sources in your search.

You can view the transcript for “How Library Stuff Works: Boolean Operators (AND OR NOT)” here (opens in new window).

This video reminds us that there is not one perfect source for your research, so you may need to use multiple strategies to find the information you need.


You can view the transcript for “One Perfect Source?” here (opens in new window).