| Magazines/Journals
Today |
Magazines, the second draft
of history, have been liberated by the world wide web. Anyone with access to an
Internet server can become a magazine /journal publisher. |
| Magazines vs Journals |
Use magazines instead of
journals when you need:
- popular information on current topics
- information from secondary uncited sources
- short articles written for the general public
- particular point of view expressed by an author
- information presented in an attractive, entertaining manner
- articles published weekly, biweekly or monthly
Use journals instead of magazines when you need:
- information written by a scholar in the field
- results of original research
- lengthy articles written for scholars
- documented sources
- information emphasizing substance over appearance
- articles published monthly, quarterly or semi-annually
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| Types of information
found in magazines |
- non-fiction articles
- reviews of all types of media
- letters
- editorials
- literary criticism
- poetry
- short fiction
- research reports
- literature reviews
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| Rationale for
locating magazine/journal articles |
- information on contemporary topics - current events, new
movies, bioethical issues, latest commercial products(cars, software) or
celebrities,
- scholarly research - scientific research projects, social
science questions, historical events,or literary criticism
- occupational/technical developments
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| Magazines vs
newspapers |
Use magazines in addition to
or instead of newspapers when:
- you need more in-depth treatment of your topic;
- your topic requires several points of view; for instance pro and con,
or
- your topic is too specialized to be covered in newspapers
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| Print vs web based |
Print
- finite product - held in your hands
- publishes web site URLs (addresses)
- provides for audience feedback via letters to the editors
Web Based
- virtual product - envisioned with your eyes
- provides hot links to related information from a variety
of sources
- provides immediate audience feedback via email connection to
publisher
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| Databases |
Companies create and publish
web-based databases containing indexed articles from hundreds to thousands of
magazines/journals. Researchers retrieve the greatest amount of information by
accessing a database of magazine/journal articles rather than by searching
web sites or browsing through stacks of individual magazines/journals. Articles may be accessed in a variety of ways including:
- keyword(s) (single word or common phrase)
- expression (group of words connected by Boolean operators)
- Library of Congress subject headings
- date
- publication title
Articles available within a database might be:
- full text (complete text with/without graphics)
- abstract (summary)
- citation only (bibliographic information)
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| Print Indexes |
Multi volume sets
arranged chronologically and searchable most frequently by Library of
Congress subject headings.
- Readers Guide to Periodical Literature
- General Science Index
- Art Index
- Biological & Agricultural Index
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