Lamson Library: IS 1115 TWP: A Library Guide: Evaluating information sources. How Good Is the Evidence?: Scholarly or Non-Scholarly

	Scholarly	Non-Scholarly
Examples	Research Journals Books with Academic Publishers, e.g. Oxford University Press	Magazines, Newspapers, Trade or Professional Journals, Textbooks, Most Web Sites, Encyclopedias
Main Audience	Scholars and Researchers	Professionals, Informed or General Public, Children
Purpose	Make original contributions to a field of study	Inform or entertain the general public
Origin of Information	Primary-the person who did the research wrote the article.	Secondary-the author summarizes the primary research done by others and generally makes it more accessible to the general public.
Authors	Experts in the subject matter	Journalists, staff writers
Review Process	Peer reviewed. Articles are approved by other subject experts in a blind review process.	The editor or source creator selects articles. There is no peer review process.
Format	Formal: Research articles will include: Authors and their affiliations Abstract Intro / Literature Review Method (how the study was conducted) Results Discussion	Informal: Articles of general interest Entertainment

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Rind, B., & Strohmetz, D. (2001). Effect of beliefs about future weather conditions on restaurant tipping. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31(10), 2160-2164. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb00168.x

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