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Topic Introductions & Research Overviews

Learn how to find reliable introductions to scholarly research on a topic

Scholarly Research Summarized for a Wider Audience

These resources are great tools for identifying scholars who write about topics that interest you.

If you're writing a paper where you need to cite scholarly articles or books, an article from The Conversation, Knowable Magazine, etc. won't count as a scholarly source. You'll want to find the original research article or book. (A librarian can help you do this!)

Quick Introductions

Handbooks, Companions, and Histories

Annotated Bibliographies

Review Articles