Evaluation of Scholarly Sources

Scholarly sources are much harder to find than website articles; they provide a more sophisticated language and and academic credibility, making them more trustworthy sources. Below I have analyzed two scholarly sources related to my controversy post about the Japanese olympic stadium.

OAlexander. "Olympic Rings Without Rims" January 4, 2011. Public Domain 

Source 1:
The Mega-Event Syndrome: Why So Much Goes Wrong in Mega-Event Planning and What to Do About It. 

This article presents a takeaway along with an abstract. The author wants readers to be educated on the "Mega-Event Syndrome" and through the realization of the problem, implement radical policy changes to prevent problems in the future. Suggested changes include not building oversized urban developments for major events.

This article was published in the Journal of the American Planning Association online on May 11, 2015. Seventy Seven other academic journals are referenced, Taylor & Francis Online is specifically cited. Its intended audience is the general adult public, reform is the goal of this piece.

The author of this article is Martin Muller, a Swiss National Science Foundation Professor at the University of Zurich. It was found using Academic Search Complete.

Source 2:
1976 Montreal Olympics: Case Study of Project Management Failure

Using the 1976 Montreal Olympics as an example, this article educates readers about project management failures and how they contribute to blown budgets for large scale events. The intended audience is people in the large-scale event planning industry as well as the general adult public who enjoys the olympics, as reform is being preached and the statistics relate heavily to the specific Montreal Budget.

Published in the Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities in June 2013, it was written by Ashish Patel, Paul A. Bosela, and Norbery J. Delatte. References include other academic journals about structure failure and event planning. It was found using Academic Search Complete.