This document provides information about journals, articles, and databases for research. It defines magazines, trade magazines, and journals. It lists reasons for finding a specific journal or searching for articles without a known source. It describes how to search for articles without a journal title and how to find appropriate databases. It asks the student to identify a subject of interest and potential database. It distinguishes between PDF and HTML full text articles and how to add items to the citation manager Zotero.

1. Name:________________________________________________ 9/2/2009
LIB100: JOURNALS AND ARTICLES
JOURNALS
1. What is a Magazine?__________________________________________________________________
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2. What is a Trade Magazine? ____________________________________________________________
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3. What is a Journal?____________________________________________________________________
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4. What are similarities and differences between Magazines, Trade Magazines, and Journals?
Similarities Differences
Magazines
Trade Magazines
Journals
5. What are reasons you might need to find a specific journal?
A. D.
B. E.
C. F.
ARTICLES
6. What are reasons you might want to search for an article without knowing the specific journal?
A. D.
B. E.

2. Name:________________________________________________ 9/2/2009
C. F.
7. How do you search for articles when you don’t know the journal they might be in?________________
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8. How can you find a database to use? Search by….
A.
B.
C.
9.a. What subject are you currently most interested in?_________________________________________
9.b. What database might be most useful for your subject?______________________________________
9.c. What is a good general purpose database?________________________________________________
10. Some things listed on the database page aren’t the databases your professors use to find articles for
research. What are some examples of these things?____________________________________________
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11. What is the difference between a PDF and an HTML Full Text article?
Similarities Differences
PDF
HTML
ZOTERO
11. How do you add articles to your Zotero library?___________________________________________
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3. Name:________________________________________________ 9/2/2009
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