EXAM 4 - MAGAZINES AND INDEXES 

To do this exercise, you will need to use the databases mentioned in Unit 4 Magazines. You may e-mail your Course Instructor for assistance. After e-mailing (see website for e-mail instructions, do not send as an attachment) this completed exam to your course instructor, you should receive a response and a grade from the instructor within two weeks. Remember to keep a copy of your work.

Your Research Topic ___________________________________ 
Style web site you are using _______________________________ 

1. Access one of the general indexes within Infotrac (Expanded Academic Index or OneFile)to locate 2 articles.
Index used _________________________________ 
Search terms used _______________________________ 

Magazine/Journal Names 
1. ____________________ 
2.____________________ 

2. Now find your topic in ProQuest Direct or SIRS and locate 2 articles. 
Index used ___________________________ 
Search terms used __________________________________ 

Magazine/Journal Names 
1.____________________ 
2.____________________ 

3. Use the Indexes & Databases by Subject listing to find subject databases for your topic. List 2 subject databases related to your topic (check to see that the data bases list magazine or journal articles).
 
Subject Databases 
1._____________________________ 
2._____________________________ 


4. Locate four articles, and copy the first page of one of the articles. E-mail it with your bibliography. 

5. Make a bibliographic entry for each article, using the style website which you selected for this course. 

Bib entry 1 
Bib entry 2 
Bib entry 3 
Bib entry 4 

6. Include a brief evaluation of the articles, using the criteria from the "Guide to Evaluating Magazine and Journal Articles". 

Evaluation Article 1
Evaluation Article 2 
Evaluation Article 3 
Evaluation Article 4 



7. Log on to the discussion and provide an answer to the question for the Unit 5 Magazine discussion thread. Copy the answer from the discussion and paste it here.