This is an overview of the sections of many (not all!) scholarly sources. Take a look to help you engage with your sources, especially for the first time!
Please keep in mind that this is an oversimplification and not all scholarly sources will be laid our this way or labeled this way.
The Abstract is a short summary of the work & research. It provides a high-level overview of the entire paper.
The Introduction situates the research within big-picture conversations and introduces the hypothesis and/or thesis of this work.
The Literature Review is a review of other research and sources on this topic. It summarizes and analyzes relevant scholarship.
The Methods Section/ Methodology describes how the research was conducted and the decisions the researchers made. It should include strengths & weaknesses.
Results is the research data and what specifically the researchers found.
The Discussion is a description of the results and what they might mean.
The Conclusion is a summary of what the researchers found and why they think it is important. It may also discuss future research questions.
The Bibliography is a list of references for sources that the researchers consulted.
Here are some of the resources for finding scholarly sources that might be particularly helpful for this class:
For support developing a research strategy, including which databases to search for other projects and subjects, check out the full list of databases below or meet with the librarian for that subject!
For this project, you might consider what Subjects your book is about to consider what subject databases might be helpful to you (Business? Women's & Gender Studies? Psychology?)
