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Popular Magazines and Newspapers
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Current events, industry and leading company information, short articles, not much depth, interviews
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Rarely cite sources in full
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Written for a general audience
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Authors: |
Specialized journalists
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Commercial publishers
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Glossy ads, full color charts, pictures, tables
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Where to search :
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Academic Search Complete, Lexis-Nexis, Health Reference Center, ProQuest Newsstand
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Examples:
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Time The Economist People Fortune |
Commentary and Opinion Magazines
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Contents:
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Current views on social and political issues, opinionated, may be the voice of an activist organization, speeches, interviews
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Occasional brief bibliographies or sources cited in the text |
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Language: |
Written for a general educated audience
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Authors:
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Extremely variable, some journalists, academics, pundits of all sorts
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Commercial publishers, nonprofits
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Graphics: |
Some advertising and graphics
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Where to search : |
Academic Search Complete, Lexis-Nexis, ProQuest
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Examples:
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The Nation National Review The New Republic
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Scholarly, Academic, Peer-reviewed, Research, or Referred
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Scholarly/research articles describe primary research, using scientific methods such as statistical tests
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Sources:
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Scholarly/research articles include summaries of existing research, and are fully documented (footnotes, reference lists, etc...)
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Language:
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Scholarly/research articles use academic or technical terms, written for other scholars/researchers
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Authors: |
Professionals in the field, professors, scientists
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Published by:
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Universities, scholarly presses, research Organizations
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Graphics: |
Charts and graphs, formulas. Glossy ads are rare.
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Where to search :
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Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, ScienceDirect, PsycARTICLES |
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Examples:
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Cell Journal of Marketing Research Social Psychology Quarterly
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Professional, Trade and Industry Journals
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Contents:
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Current industry, product and company info, management trends, new products, statistics, forecasts, interviews
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Sources:
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Occasional brief bibliographies or sources cited in the text
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Language:
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Written for practitioners, using extensive jargon of the profession
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Authors:
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Practitioners in the field, or specialized journalists, PR writers
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Published by:
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Commercial publishers, trade and professional Associations
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Graphics: |
Photographs, charts, tables, glossy ads
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Where to search : |
Academic Search Premier, JSTOR,
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Examples:
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Beverage World , ENR, HRMagazine Variety
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