USD Information Literacy Lessons: Page 12

Why it is important for you to acquire research skills?

Information Literacy and the Lifelong Learner

What is Information Literacy?

Information Literacy Versus Information Technology Skills

Research Strategy

Rules of Thumb in Doing Research

The Research Process

Where to Find Information in Your Library

Finding Reference Books and Monographs

Finding Periodical Literature

Scholarly Journals

>> Popular Magazines

Newspapers

Trade Magazines/Journals

What to Do With an Article Citation

Additional Web Resources

What About Web Research?

A Sample Search

A Sample Search, Continued

Desire2Learn IL Exercise

One page articles are common. Written by staff writer. Little or no background given on writer.

Popular magazines…

• Are produced by commercial publishers
• Are not peer-reviewed
• Contain articles written by journalists for non-specialists
• Communicate information of general interest, to inform, entertain, or persuade
• Contain short(er) articles written in non-technical language, with no abstracts or citations
• Contain extensive advertising
• Are usually published weekly or monthly
• Have a glossy "look"

Check with your instructor about the kind of periodical literature required for your research project. Generally, scholarly periodical literature has more credibility because it is written and published by experts. Popular periodical literature, on the other hand, is a good source of examples and can function as a quick source of current information on a topic.

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