Periodicals are information sources (journals, magazines or newspapers) published in multiple parts at regular intervals (daily, weekly, monthly, biannually).
Trade Publications cover current news, trends, developments and products for a specific industry. These are usually written for members of a specific profession or trade.
Primary Sources are original, unaltered documents or physical objects that were created during the time period under study. Examples include diaries, letters, paintings, and poems.
Secondary Sources provide interpretation, analysis, and evaluation of primary sources. Examples include biographies, textbooks and articles that interpret or review research works.
Reference materials are used to find factual background information about a subject. Examples include encyclopedias, dictionaries, yearbooks, atlases, almanacs, handbooks, and citation guides.
Scholarly Articles are written by researchers and are based on original research and experimentation. These articles usually go through the peer-reveiw process and are published in professional literature such as academic journals. Peer-Review is the evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field.
Differences Between Scholarly Journals and Popular Magazines - See at a glance the differences in appearance, content, audience, purpose, etc., between scholarly journals and popular magazines.
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