Periodicals
Periodicals Collection | Electronic Periodicals
| Scholarly vs. Popular Journals
Periodicals
Collection
Periodicals are current and back issues of journals, magazines, newspapers,
microforms, and indexes. The ODU Library's Periodicals Collection, located on
the top floor of Spangler Learning Center, is arranged alphabetically by title,
and each title is arranged chronologically by volume or year starting with the
earliest.
To discover if ODU subscribes to a particular periodical, you can search by title in the ODU Library Catalog or browse our alphabetical title and subject lists. Research databases are the best place to search for specific articles in periodicals.
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Search the ODU Catalog for Print
and Electronic Periodicals by Title:
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| Browse our Periodicals Collection alphabetically
by title
or by subject. |
Electronic Periodicals
The library has access to a large amount of electronic periodicals and many
of our print subscriptions include electronic access as well. To find an electronic
periodical, you can search by title in the ODU Library Catalog.
OhioLINK's
Electronic Journal Finder
Find a journal online and link to the full text of articles through selected
OhioLINK, EBSCOhost, or LexisNexis online research databases.
OhioLINK's
Electronic Journal Center
In the EJC, you can search for full-text articles or browse journals by title
or subject.
Scholarly vs.
Popular Journals
Use this information to determine if an article is from a scholarly or popular
journal.
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Scholarly |
Popular |
| Documentation |
Bibliographies, footnotes, or other references are always included |
None |
| Authors |
Experts, scholars, and researchers; always named along with their
institutional affiliation |
Staffwriters, generalists; may be anonymous |
| Peer-reviewed* |
Articles may be peer-reviewed or refereed. See below* |
Articles are not peer-reviewed |
| Publisher |
Usually, a university or an association |
Commercial Firm |
| Article type |
Long research articles with abstracts, tables, graphs, charts, and
summaries |
Short 1-2 pages, non-technical articles with photos and graphs |
| Audience |
Scholarly readers, such as professors, researchers, students |
General readers |
| Writing Style |
Formal, scholarly |
Informal, written to entertain and inform general audience |
| Journal Title |
Journal titles may include terms such as “review,” “bulletin,”
or “journal.” |
Magazine titles lack such “designating” terms |
| Appearance |
Plain |
Colorful, illustrated |
| Publication Frequency |
Issues tend to be published less often (monthly, quarterly, semi-annually) |
Issues tend to be published more frequently (daily, weekly, monthly) |
| Page Numbering |
Issues tend to be successively numbered |
Each issue tends to begin with page 1 |
| Advertising |
No ads or ads for books or other scholarly tools |
Ads for business or consumer products |
| Illustrations |
Illustrations support text |
Often illustrated for marketing appeal |
| Examples |
Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Modern Fiction Studies, JAMA: The
Journal of the American Medical Association |
Psychology Today, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated |
* Peer-reviewed indicates
that the article was submitted to a panel of scholars/experts within the
field and critiqued for accuracy and content prior to its approval for
publication.
(Chart adapted and compiled from the Carleton College Library Instruction Web
Pages in Northfield, Minnesota at http://www.library.carleton.edu/reference/researching/jrnlvspop.html
February 7, 2003.)
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