What is an annotated bibliography? What resources are considered scholarly articles? Where can I find scholarly articles?
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An annotated bibliography is a bibliography that provides a brief description or summary of each source/citation. You can view examples online at Purdue's Online Writing Lab.
Resources are considered scholarly if the resources have been "peer-reviewed" (meaning reviewed for accuracy by experts in the field). Other characteristics of scholarly information include:
- Lengthy articles (i.e., more than seven pages) or texts written by experts or scholars for an expert, academic audience (faculty, graduate students, researchers) in a particular field.
- Employ a formal, scholarly or technical writing style utilizing a vocabulary that requires some degree of subject knowledge.
- Sources are credited in footnotes and/or a bibliography.
- Purpose of the publication is to share information within the subject field.
- Published by academic presses, professional associations, or universities.
Lastly, there are several places to find scholarly articles. Have you tried GALILEO? There are several databases that allow you to limit your search results to "scholarly/peer-reviewed" articles. When crafting your search, look for a check box labeled "scholarly/peer reviewed." Since you are wanting information about W.E.B DuBois, I would suggest trying the African American Biographical database and Black Studies Center first.