Begin Research (Canvas): Building the Pyramid of Scholarly Information

• Information Cycle
• Information Timeline
• Research Cycle
• Types of Sources
• Scholarly Information
• Quiz

Building the Pyramid of Scholarly Information

Understanding the timeline of producing scholarly information helps you to estimate how much and what kind of information you will find about a topic. Scholarly information, like peer-reviewed journal articles, is very important in academic research because it provides authoritative, documented information written and reviewed by professional researchers. As a scholar's expertise increases, the more focused and specific his or her research becomes.