Appearance - scrolling through each article, what visual differences jump out at you? At a quick glance, how does each simply "look" different?
Content - what do you notice about article length, depth, vocabulary, subject matter?
Authority- can you find the author's qualifications? What are they? Do you trust them? Why?
Audience/Purpose - Who is this being published for? What led you to that conclusion?
Content for this LibGuide was taken from Holman Library's Nursing LibGuide at Green River College
This page will help you understand the difference between different types of nursing articles. By watching the video and engaging in practice activities, you will learn key attributes of scholarly, professional and popular resources and when it is appropriate to employ each of type of nursing article.
By reviewing the content on this page you will be able to
Dr. Veronica Foster. (December 26, 2022). Peer-Reviewed vs Professional Journals [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/8s2jvPh-kw0
*Sometimes called Professional Journals or Industry Journals
These articles are good to keep people in a particular field of work or trade (veterinarians, police officers, hotel managers, teachers, librarians, advertisers...etc.) up-to-date on trends in their line of work. Articles often summarize and analyze findings from scholarly research.
*Sometimes called Scholarly, Academic, Peer-reviewed or Refereed
These articles are good to find results of scientific or academic research. They are written for scholars and provide in-depth analysis of a very specific area of your topic