A peer reviewed journal or article is one in which a group of scholarly reviewers in the subject area of the journal reviews the content for quality of research and adherence to editorial standards of the journal. If you use materials from peer-reviewed publications they have been vetted by scholars in your field for quality and importance.
You can limit your search results to peer reviewed materials in many library databases.
This video shows you how to develop keywords to find sources about your research topic.
This video shows you how to use Academic Search Complete to find scholarly articles from a range of discplines.
This video shows you how to find sources cited in a book or article using the library's search system.
