Investigating Periodicals
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INVESTIGATING PERIODICALS
Nicole Branch, Santa Clara University
Today we will….
• distinguish between different types of sources
• evaluate and analyze sources
• find print periodicals in the SCU library
Out to the stacks!
Types of Periodicals
• Popular
• Scholarly
• Trade/Practitioner
Popular
• author: journalist or freelance writer;
• audience: general, non-expert readers;
• purpose: entertain, persuade, or inform readers;
• references: no citations or bibliography.
Trade/Practitioner
• author: practicing professionals (e.g. teachers, nurses, business);
• audience: working professionals in that profession;
• purpose: share techniques or trends within profession or industry;
• references: sources sometimes cited.
Scholarly
• author: experts (such as academics);
• audience: scholars and researchers in the field;
• purpose: make available original research;
• references: frequent citations or extensive• bibliography.
Investigating Periodical
• Urlich’s
• SCU Journal finder
• Website
Analysis
Publisher
Audience
Purpose
Slant/Bias
Questions?
Nicole [email protected]