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ENGL 105 - Sapigao

Article Sources

Description

  • Magazines, journals, and newspapers, are types of "periodicals" - as in, they are published periodically throughout the year. There are many different intended audiences.
    • Magazines are generally intended for a broader, public audience.
      • Examples: People, Vogue, and The Atlantic.
    • Journals are often intended for a scholarly audience (scholars, academics, researchers, etc.) Many of these journals go through a peer-review editing process. Peer-reviewed articles go through a rigorous publishing process: they are written by an academic, submitted to the journal, and then circulated to experts in the field for checking before being published.
      • Examples: New England Journal of Medicine, The William and Mary Quarterly
    • Newspapers are usually written for a broader, public audience. They capture the news of the day.
      • Examples: San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, the Guardian.

What do they contain?

  • Articles

How often are these sources published?

  • Magazines - usually monthly & quarterly (seasonally)

  • Journals - less frequently; can be monthly, but more likely quarterly

  • Newspapers - usually daily

Found in:

Search Strategies

Digital searching can work well when you combine your search words with "Boolean" connectors. 

Boolen Connector What does it do?
AND
  • narrows the results of a search, though without this operator, the AND is usually implied.
  • This searches only for items containing both search terms.
  • Example: tourette syndrome AND adolescent
OR
  • expands or broadens the results of a search. This searches for either term, thus widening the possibilities.
  • This is helpful when searching using synonyms. ("OR is more.")
  • Example search string: genetically modified OR transgenic OR GMO
NOT
  • excludes specific terms that may be clouding your result set with irrelevant results not related to your topic.
  • This is helpful when trying to remove some results.
  • Example: healthy weight gain NOT pregnancy

 

Other strategies:

  • Identify key concepts. Include the useful or relevant keywords in your search, as well as synonyms, rather than a full question.
  • Use "Filters" to limit your source type, time period, and location.
  • Need "scholarly" articles? Use the "Peer-Reviewed Journals" filter.