Todd Wehr Memorial Library - Viterbo University

About the Library

For Faculty and Staff

Interlibrary Loan

Library Hours

Memorial Day Holiday (May 25-28)

Fri.: 8 am - 5 pm

Sat. - Mon.: CLOSED

Tues.: 8 am - 10 pm

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Scholarly vs. Popular

These sites should help you distinguish between scholarly and popular journals:

Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals (Cornell University)
Popular Literature Versus Scholarly Literature: What's the Difference? (Rutgers University)
Scholarly vs. Popular Articles (Wittenberg University)
Scholarly Versus Popular Information (University of Utah)
Using Scholarly Versus Popular Resources (Penn State University)