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Criminal Justice 662: Methods of Social Welfare Research

Information resources on finding scholarly sources for social welfare methods research

Get started reading and understanding scholarly articles

Review the videos below for help identifying scholarly sources
Complete the short tutorial linked below to learn about the sections of a scholarly article
Review the strategies for reading scholarly articles

Reading scholarly articles tutorial
Learn how to identify parts of a scholarly article, how articles vary by discipline, and how to evaluate for relevance and quality.
Strategies for Reading Scholarly Articles
Tips to help you read scholarly articles STRATEGICALLY. These tips can help you approach a scholarly text for easier reading and better understanding.

College-Level Sources (video)

Is it Scholarly? (video)