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AHS 301: Understanding & Evaluating Sources
About articles: types, parts, publication process
From Idea To LibraryThis short video explains how research articles get published and how they ultimately show up in your search results. Created by NCSU Libraries.
- Types of Publications
This short video, created by East Carolina University, explains how to tell if an article is scholarly, for the public, or for a specific profession. - Anatomy of a Scholarly ArticleThis interactive tutorial will help you understand the various parts (or sections) of a scholarly article. Created by NCSU Libraries; shared under the Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial - Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Evaluating Information
- How to evaluate information
This infographic shows guidelines that can help you determine if a source is credible or not. Created by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
How to Read a PaperCall Number: E-BookPublication Date: 2019Clear and wide-ranging introduction to evidence-based medicine and healthcare, helping readers to understand its central principles, critically evaluate published data, and implement the results in practical settings.
Peer Reviewed Articles
- Peer Review in 3 MinutesThis 3-minute video from North Carolina State University explains the peer review process and why it's important.
How to use Ulrichsweb database for peer-review status
Why use Ulrich's?
- Find out if a particular journal is peer reviewed
- Find out which databases index a journal
How to use Ulrichsweb to determine if an article is in a peer-reviewed journal:
1. Ulrich's can tell you whether a journal is peer-reviewed, not individual articles (but, research articles in a peer-reviewed journal will be peer-reviewed).
2. Go to Ulrichsweb database from a GVSU link, either on a subject guide or from the database list.
3. Enter the name of the journal/magazine (not the article or author!).
4. For example, I recently found this article through PubMed database. Notice the journal title is "Pediatric Obesity" (or Pediatr Obes for short):
5. Next, go to Ulrichsweb and type in Pediatric Obesity. This is what the results look like:
6. There are 2 versions of Pediatric Obesity, print and online. In either case, there is a "refereed" symbol (red circle) next to the journal name. This means the journal is "refereed," which is another way of saying peer-reviewed.
NOTE: not every article in a peer-reviewed journal may be peer-reviewed; commentary, news and opinion pieces usually are not peer-reviewed.
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