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Banned Books & Censorship - Longview

This guide provides resources on censorship, specifically related to the practice of banning books.

Banned Books Research in MCC Library Databases

What is a Scholarly Article (or book)?

Ways to help determine if a source is scholarly:

  • Is the author a recognized expert on the topic? What are the author’s credentials? Scholarly authors typically have  degrees in their field.
  • Do you see citations or footnotes throughout the text and references after each chapter or at the end of the book or article? 
  • Do you see a lot of jargon, or subject-specific words or acronyms, being used often without any explanation of their meaning?  Scholarly books are written by scholars for their peers in the field who already know these terms.
  • Is it peer-reviewed?

What does Peer-Reviewed mean?

A peer-reviewed article has been read, evaluated, and approved for publication by scholars with expertise and knowledge related to the article’s contents. Peer-reviewing helps insure that articles provide accurate, verifiable, and valuable contributions to a field of study.