EN430 Underwater Work Systems

Scholarly sources typically meet the following criteria. They are:

• Written by scholars
• Written for a scholarly audience
• Evaluated by other experts in the field
• Supported by relevant references

Ways to figure out if a source is scholarly include:

• Finding the author names and the institutes they work for
• Examining the publication venue of the source
• Determining if the source is peer reviewed
• Looking for a reference list or bibliography

If in doubt, ask your librarian or professor!

Here's an example of one scholarly paper in three different interfaces. Although they look different, we can quickly identify the elements of a scholarly article in each version.

Nimitz Search

Scopus

Journal website

Google Scholar is another option with a familiar interface and citation counts.

Try these steps if you find an article or book and can't read it.

• Submit an interlibrary loan (ILL) request. Watch the video below for more information on how to get started.
  
• ILL is a service through which Nimitz Library obtains articles not in our collection from other libraries for your use. You must be on the yard or connected via VPN/VDI to submit a request.
   
• Email the Engineering Librarian for help finding the full text of an article or book.