Scholarly communication can take many different forms, from the research articles you are asked to find to conference proceedings, blogs, and social media.
In order for researchers to share their new knowledge in an academic journal, the article will go through a rigorous peer-review to ensure it meets the standards of that academic discipline.
When you use OneSearch to find information on a topic, your result set will be a mixture of scholarly, peer-reviewed, population, and technical or trade publications. The icons next to each title give you a general sense of what type of source it is.
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An article from an academic journal. Typically peer-reviewed. Always scholarly/academic. |
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An article from a news source. It may be from a newspaper, broadcast news, or from a wire service. Not scholarly/academic. |
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A periodical. Typically a magazine or a trade/technical publication. Not scholarly/academic. |
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This icon could be a report, a conference proceeding, a news broadcast transcript, or other sources of information that do not fit neatly with the other icons. May be scholarly/academic. Typically not peer-reviewed. |
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A video. May be scholarly/academic. Not peer-reviewed. |
When you want information from a specific type of source, you can use the tools on the left side of the page to help you.
