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HCOL 185: Geography of Sports (Fall 2015)
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HCOL 185: Geography of Sports (Fall 2015): Evaluating Sources
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What is an Annotated Bibliography?
Conducting Successful Searches
Finding Books
Finding Articles
Evaluating Sources
Citing Your Sources
Questions to consider
What is the purpose of the article?
Who is the intended audience?
Who wrote the article? What are their qualifications to write on the topic?
Is the article relevant to your research needs?
Does the article present information in a clear, understandable fashion?
Do you think the article is well-written?
Is the article current, and is currency important for your research need?
Is information presented objectively, or is there a slant or bias in presentation?
Evaluating articles
What is a Scholarly Journal?: Distinguishing between Scholarly and Non-Scholarly Periodicals
Herrick, C. (2015). Comparative urban research and mass participation running events: methodological reflections. Qualitative Research, 15(3), 296-313. doi:10.1177/1468794113509260
Murphy, A. (2013). Mud, sweat, and beers. Sports Illustrated, 118(23), 54.
Stodolska, M., & Tainsky, S. (2015). Soccer spectatorship and identity discourses among Latino immigrants. Leisure Sciences, 37(2), 142-159. doi:10.1080/01490400.2014.970720
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