Sociology 15: Sociological Research Methods (Colond)

North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries, 3:15

1. What do peer reviewers do?  How are they similar to or different from editors?
2. Who are the primary customers of scholarly journals?
3. Do databases only include peer-reviewed articles?  How do you know?

Check out this short video (5:30) from the University of Minnesota for tips on reading scientific articles. 

Check out this short (3:22) video from the University of Kansas (KU) Libraries to learn about evaluating sources for credibility.

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