General Reference

Comparison of Scholarly Journals, Trade Journals and Popular Magazines

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Scholarly Journals Trade Journals Popular Magazines
Serious appearance May have a bright cover Usually have a bright cover
Aimed at scholars and professionals in a specific academic field Practical information for a particular profession or industry News, feature stories, opinion pieces aimed at the general public
Articles written by scholars based on their own research

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

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Primary Sources Secondary Sources
First-hand sources Second-hand sources
Original work of art or literature Analysis, critique or interpretation
Diaries, letters, interviews Biographies
Research published by the researchers Research summarized in a newspaper or magazine

 

K. Pitcher 2/6/04; rev. 1/24/11

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text indexes more than 500 core journals, more than 50 priority journals, and 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. This database also contains full text for more than 240 journals. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.

APA Style Guide

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