When looking for sources it is a good idea to take an extra look at them to make sure they are written by scholarly authors and are credible.  A good way to determine this is to do an analyses of them.  Ask questions about the credibility of the author and what their goals are for the article they wrote. You will also need to make sure that you site the source so you can use it in the essay you right.  Take for example the annotated bibliographies I have made with these five sources.

Fletcher, Ben C. "What Your Clothes Might Be Saying About You." Psychology Today. N.p., 20 Apr. 2013. Web. 5 Nov. 2013.

                        This article is a credible source for my research because it comes from Psychology Today which is a magazine that is also published online.  The author’s credentials include a doctorate in Experimental Psychology at Oxford University.  This article was published in Psychology Today on 20 April 2013.  The author’s main goal in this article is to inform about the way people think about other people’s clothing styles and how they view themselves.  The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that fits the following description: a person who has some idea of what psychology is and people who are interested in what people think about what people think about others in their clothes.  This audience would be interested in this subject because the author is sharing about what other people think and backing up his information with studies he conducted and would generally agree with this author’s perspective on the topic.  The author incorporates the following types of evidence: studies and research.  This evidence builds credibility because there are other people that can back it up but is also limited because he does not have quotes from other people to bring in a different insight.  Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because his research seems logical and insightful.  I think this article is important to include in my essay because it shows the other side of what people think about other people are wearing and not just the personality style of a person.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/do-something-different/201304/what-your-clothes-might-be-saying-about-you

Hareli, Shlomo, Shlomo David, and Ursula Hess. Competent and Warm but Unemotional: The Influence of Occupational Stereotypes on the Attribution of Emotions. New York: Pringer Science+Business Media, 2013. Print.

                        This article is a credible source for my research because it was published online.  The article was published in 2013 online.  The author’s main goal in this article is to inform about the information they found and present it.  The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that fits the following description: have a willing mind to learn and have some greater knowledge of psychology than the normal person.  This audience would be interested in this subject because it has information backed up by a study that was conducted so the information is more credible and would generally agree with this author’s perspective on the topic.  The author incorporates evidence from the study that they conducted.  This evidence builds credibility because it backs up what they found with factual information but is also limited because it only focuses on one topic.  Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because I see myself making stereotypes like the people in the article.  I think this article is important to include in my essay because it shows not only what other people think of other people’s clothes but how they see stereotypes.

http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=26&sid=8d078905-625a-4c89-82aa-5ebdec820349%40sessionmgr110&hid=105

 

Larson, Knute. HOLMAN New Testament Commentary. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2000. Print.

                        This article is a credible source for my research because it came from the logos software and because it was a published book.  I could not find the author’s credentials because they do not show them but LOGOS would not use a source if it was not credible.  This article was published in 2009.  The author’s main goal is to inform or teach about what God would have us wearing.  The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that fits the following description: willing to learn about how God wants them to dress, not just what they feel like they should.  This audience would be interested in this subject because it helps them to lead a life pleasing to God and would generally agree with this author’s perspective on this topic.  The author incorporates the following types of evidence: biblical, compares the American culture, and his own opinions.  This evidence builds credibility because it relates to life but is also limited because there are no other people being quoted besides the Bible.  Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because it is biblical information.  I think this article is important to include in my essay because it would bring an important biblical aspect to my essay.

(a call to depend upon God #2)

Hall, Dennis. Delight in Disorder: A Reading of Diaphany and Liquefaction in Contemporary Women's Clothing. N.p.: Journal of Popular Culture, 2001. Print.

            This article is a credible source for my research because it is a published source.  The author’s credentials include a teaching position at Louisville University.  The article was published in the Journal of Popular Culture in spring of 2001.  The author’s main goal in this article is to inform about how the fashion is changing over time and giving women less options to make their wardrobe their own.  The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that fits the following description: into fashion and as a sense of fashion.  This audience would be interested in this subject because it could help them to be aware of what is changing in society and would generally agree with this author’s perspective on the topic.  The author incorporates the following type of evidence: quotes of other people and has other sources incorporated into the essay.  This evidence builds credibility because it has information to back it up but is limited because it does not have any studies conducted.  Based on my own opinions, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because clothing styles are changing and because of that so does a person’s clothing personality.  I think this article is important to include in my essay because it will help explain why people change their clothing personalities. 

Ling, Ling. Adolescence. Chiayi City, Taiwan: National Chiayi University, 2008. Print.

            This article is a credible source for my research because it is a published essay.  The article was published in Adolescence in 2008.  The author’s man goal in this article is to inform about why teens choose the clothes they wear.  The publishing source for this article generally targets an audience that fits the following description: parents, psychologists in the field of teenagers or adolescents.  This audience would be interested in this subject because it could explain why make the clothing choices that they do and the reader would generally agree with this author’s perspective on the topic.  The author incorporates the following types of evidence: charts and quotes.  This evidence guilds credibility because it helps the reader to understand more clearly with the help of the charts but is limited because the reader might not be able to understand the charts if they have limited knowledge.  Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because the evidence provided is understandable and clear to me.  I think this article is important to include because it would give a new insight on the teenager side of my essay.