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DSCI 490 Capstone Fall 2024

This Library Research Guide is designed to assist student in the DCSI 490 in using the library to access primary, secondary and tertiary information for their course assignments.

What is Peer-Review?

Peer Review

A process by which something proposed (as for research or publication) is evaluated by a group of experts in that specific field - qualified individuals often called referees.

Peer review is a methodology employed to:

  1. Maintain standards

  2. Improve research methodology and analysis 

  3. Provide credibility

The term is often used to denote a prepublication review of academic papers prior to their publication. 

Scholarly vs. Popular Articles

The Learning Portal. (December 8, 2021). Scholarly vs popular articles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZz2tuENZEc

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