 Using scholarly sources like journal articles and books in your assignment ensures your research material is of good quality, credible and trustworthy. However, there may be times when non-scholarly resources like newspaper or magazine articles may be useful to you. Let's start with scholarly sources. These are written by academics or researchers so you can be confident that it's well researched with a list of references of the sources they have used to support their arguments. A peer review scholarly source means that experts in the field have verified the quality of the research and it is the highest standard for academic research. Scholarly sources are usually journal articles, academic books, book chapters, research reports and conference papers. It's important to know that using scholarly sources in your assignment gives strength to the arguments you're making by providing reliable, verified and trustworthy information. Now let's look at non-scholarly sources. These can be useful sources of general information which include newspapers and popular magazines, industry information and trade journals, logs or websites including Wikipedia or any form of popular writing geared toward a general audience. You may want to use a non-scholarly source when you need to find background information about a topic for your own knowledge. To find scholarly sources, use tools like library search or databases. The Ulrichsweb database can also be used to check whether a journal is peer reviewed. If you need help locating scholarly resources, ask your tutor or a librarian.