FYWB 1108 - The Body As Border

"How Library Stuff Works: How to Evaluate Resources (the CRAAP Test." YouTube, uploaded by McMaster Libraries, 23 January 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M1-aMCJHFg.

A peer reviewed source is on that has been accepted by scholars and academic experts in a particular field. It means that groups of experts on a topic in a specific field have read the work and verified that it is good research that meets established and acceptable standards of scholarship for a particular discipline.

When an article is published in a peer reviewed journal or in a book by a reputable publisher you can feel confident that

• it doesn't completely duplicate work that has already been done by other scholars.
• it presents a worthwhile approach to the topic.
• it exists as part of a standing conversation on the topic, as represented by its citations to other scholarship.
• it meets the above criteria and other standards of the discipline, as generally agreed upon by professional scholars in the discipline.

Adapted from University of Illinois libguide "Peer Review An Introduction"