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Types of Periodicals
Periodicals |
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Newspapers
Ex: Investor's Business Daily
The Village Voice
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- Current information
- News stories
- Opinion and commentary
- Texts of speeches, etc.
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Newspaper databases:
- NexisUni
- Newspaper Source Plus
- Regional Business News
- New York Times
- Wall Street Journal
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Popular Magazines
Ex: Time
Rolling Stone
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- overview of current events
- Does not use technical language
- Contains charts, images, graphs
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Periodical databases:
- Academic Search Premier
- Ebsco
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Professional, Trade and Industry journals
Ex: Best's Review
Library Journal
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- Written for practitioners in applied fields
- Product information
- Current trends and practices
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General/Databases:
- Ebsco
- Academic Search Premier
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Journals of Opinion
Ex: American Conservative
The New Republic
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- Written from a political viewpoint (liberal, conservative)
- General audience
- Commentary on politics, society
- Book reviews
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General Databases:
- Masterfile Premier Publications
- Ebsco
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Scholarly/Research Journals
Ex: Journal of Environmental Health
Information Technology & People
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- Reports of original research
- In-depth analysis of topics
- Uses technical vocabulary
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Specialized databases:
- JSTOR
- ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
- Academic Search Premier
- Ebsco
- CINAHL Plus Full Text Nursing Journals
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