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LESSON 6 - PERIODICALS AND PERIODICAL INDEXES 

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Lesson Six Exercise


IX. INTERPRETING PERIODICAL CITATIONS

It is very important to be able to interpret periodical citations accurately. Although the appearance of citations may vary from index to index, they all have a similar structure. Here’s a typical periodical citation:

Education Digest, Nov. 2001 v67 i3 p8(8)

Now more than ever, help kids build character. (character education techniques) Kevin Ryan; Karen Bohlin.

Abstract: One hundred ideas are presented for character education in the classroom. They include developing a school code of ethics, studying local heroes and leading by example.

Article A85883246

Subjects:
Education
Education – Moral and Ethical Aspects
Moral Education
Moral Education – Technique
Teachers
Teachers – Practice
Teaching
Teaching – Moral and Ethical Aspects

Let’s take apart this citation by identifying each field of the record. This record can be divided into 9 fields.

1) Education Digest = Title of Periodical

2) Nov. 2001 = Date of the issue where this article appears

3) v67 i3 p8(8) = Pagination

v67 = volume 67
i3 = issue #3
p8(8) = article begins on page 8 in the print magazine, and continues for 8 pages

4) Now more than ever, help kids build character. = Article Title

5) (character education techniques) = Brief indication of article content

6) Kevin Ryan; Karen Bohlin = Author(s)

7) Abstract: One hundred ideas are presented for character education in the classroom. They include developing a school code of ethics, studying local heroes and leading by example. = Article summary

8) Article A85883246 =Number used by the database to keep track of records. (Not important for you.)

9) Subjects: = The subject headings that describe this article.
Education
Education – Moral and Ethical Aspects
Moral Education
Moral Education – Technique
Teachers
Teachers – Practice
Teaching
Teaching – Moral and Ethical Aspects