LibGuides: Library Workshop Series: Types of Academic Sources

Digging Into Academic Sources

We can distinguish between popular and academic sources using criteria such as author, publisher, audience, and more. We can also use similar criteria to distinguish different types of academic sources.

Source Analysis Exercise

Using the chart above, categorize these sources, and be ready to explain why.

Ford-Martin, P., Anne. Art therapy
Ford-Martin, P., Anne. (2020). Art therapy. In J. L. Longe (Ed.), Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (6th ed.). Gale.
Özsavran, M., & Ayyıldız, T. K. The effect of mandala art therapy on the comfort and resilience levels of mothers who have children with special needs
Özsavran, M., & Ayyıldız, T. K. (2023). The effect of mandala art therapy on the comfort and resilience levels of mothers who have children with special needs: A randomized controlled study. Child: Care, Health and Development, 49(6), 1032–1045.
Keiller et. al. A systematic review of dramatherapy interventions used to alleviate emotional distress and support the well‐being of children and young people aged 8–18 years old
Keiller, E., Tjasink, M., Bourne, J., Ougrin, D., Carr, C. E., & Lau, J. Y. F. (2023). A systematic review of dramatherapy interventions used to alleviate emotional distress and support the well‐being of children and young people aged 8–18 years old. JCPP Advances, 3(3).
Keisari et. al,. Meaning reconstruction 70 years later: Processing older adults’ unfinished business in a drama therapy group.
Keisari, S., Yaniv, D., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Palgi, Y., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2023). Meaning reconstruction 70 years later: Processing older adults’ unfinished business in a drama therapy group. Psychotherapy, 60(4), 573–586.
Yaniv, D., & Kedem, M. In a relationship: Dramatherapy’s intimate mechanisms in promoting change
Yaniv, D., & Kedem, M. (2017). In a relationship: Dramatherapy’s intimate mechanisms in promoting change. PsycCRITIQUES, 62(27).
Betts, D. Advances in Creative Forces® Clinical Research and Applications of the Creative Arts Therapies for Treating PTSD and TBI in Military-Connected Populations
Betts, D. (2020). Advances in Creative Forces® Clinical Research and Applications of the Creative Arts Therapies for Treating PTSD and TBI in Military-Connected Populations. Advances in Creative Forces. National Endowment for the Arts.