This Overview of Scholarly, Trade, and Popular Publications will help you understand the key differences between each of these source types.
Introduction to Scholarly Articles helps students who are new to scholarly research learn how to identify the characteristics of scholarly articles.
Length: Approximately 6-8 minutes
UK Libraries subscribes to a huge number of article databases. If you're not sure where to start, use a Research Guide for your subject, Ask Us for suggestions, or try Academic Search Complete (search box below), a good general academic database.
It's a good idea to check the box to limit to Peer Reviewed journal articles if you were asked to find peer reviewed/scholarly articles.
Sample search terms for databases:
"college campuses" and "student activities"
crowdsourcing and business
"public spaces" and "social values"
universities and basketball arenas