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| I. SHORT ANSWER (Questions
1- 8) |
| 1) |
Give 3 reasons why periodical articles are almost always
included in research projects. (3 points)
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| 2) |
When doing research, when would your best choice be a print
periodical index?
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| 3) |
What is the difference between a literature review and
a book review?
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| 4) |
Name the 2 categories of periodical indexes. (2 points)
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| 5) |
What is an electronic journal and who publishes them? (2
points)
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| 6) |
Many computerized periodical indexes offer an abstract along
with the citation. What is an abstract?
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| 7) |
What is a refereed journal?
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| 8) |
Just as you can use an online catalog to find books
on a topic, you can use periodical indexes to find what?
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II. PERIODICAL TYPE EXERCISE
(Questions 9-21)
When presented with a periodical citation, skilled researchers
can often identify the type of periodical by carefully examining
its title. Identify the following periodical titles by type.
Select your answer from this list of the 5 types of periodicals:
• Scholarly and Research Journals
• Professional Magazines and Journals
• Magazines and Journals of Commentary and Opinion
• Popular Magazines and News Magazines
• Newspapers
EXAMPLE:
Newsweek = News magazine
(Reason: Periodicals that report on current events are usually
considered news magazines.) |
| 9) |
Psychology of Women Quarterly
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| 10) |
Dentists’ World
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| 11) |
U.S. News and World Report
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| 12) |
Studies in European History
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| 13) |
American Journalist
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| 14) |
Software News
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| 15) |
The Des Moines Register
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| 16) |
Ladies Home Journal
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| 17) |
Hospital Practice
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Sometimes, it’s difficult or impossible
to identify the type of periodical from the title alone.
In those cases, you can often find descriptive information
about a magazine or journal by going to its Web site (if
it has one).
For example, you’ve done a search on the InfoTrac
OneFile and found an article in a periodical called
The Humanist. You don’t know anything about
this publication, so you decide to find out more about it
by going to its Web site.
- Click here to go to Web site for The Humanist.
http://www.thehumanist.org/
- Scan the home page for The Humanist to get
a general impression of this publication.
- Click on “About Us” and read the first 3
paragraphs.
- Answer the following questions based on what you’ve
learned.
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| 18) |
Who publishes The Humanist?
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| 19) |
Does this Web site tell you whether or not The Humanist
is a peer-reviewed publication?
(HINT: Click on "Write for Us" and notice the
"facts" it tells potential authors to be aware
of.)
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| 20) |
Does The Humanist have any political or ideological
perspective? If so, briefly describe that perspective.
(HINT: You may find it helpful to go to the Web site for the
publisher of The Humanist. A link is provided at
The Humanist Web site.)
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| 21) |
Based on what you now know about The Humanist,
what type of periodical is it? (choose from the list of 5
types given above)
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| III. PERIODICAL ARTICLE
TYPE EXERCISE (Questions 22-27)
Assume that you’re doing research on the animal rights
controversy. After doing a search of a general periodical
index, you’ve selected 6 articles to read. Links to
these articles are given below.
In this exercise, you must categorize these 6 articles
by type. Click on each link one at a time and carefully
examine each citation. Keep in mind
that each field of the record – including the full-text
if it’s available -- may hold important information
that could help you make your choice.
Select your answer from this list of the 7 most common
types of periodical articles:
- News article
- Analysis
- Editorial
- Investigative report
- Research article
- Literature review
- Book review
HINT: No article type is represented more than once in the
list below.
Article #1:
“The
Animal Lab Debate.”
Article #2:
“’The
Movement is My Life’ : The Psychology of Animal Rights
Activism”
Article #3:
“Court
lets PETA Protest for Animal Rights at School”
Article #4:
“All
Creatures Great and Small.”
Article #5:
“Animal
Research Benefits Society.”
Article #6:
“Rattling
the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals” |
| 22) |
What type of article is article #1? Briefly explain why
you chose that category. (2 points)
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| 23) |
What type of article is article #2? Briefly explain why
you chose that category. (2 points)
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| 24) |
What type of article is article #3? Briefly explain
why you chose that category. (2 points)
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| 25) |
What type of article is article #4? Briefly explain why
you chose that category. (2 points)
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| 26) |
What type of article is article #5? Briefly explain why
you chose that category. (2 points)
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| 27) |
What type of article is article #6? Briefly explain why
you chose that category. (2 points)
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| IV. PERIODICAL CITATION
EXERCISE (Questions 28-35)
Carefully examine this
citation and answer the questions that follow.
Tobacco Control, Sept
2002 v11 i3 p228(8)
Development of symptoms of tobacco dependence
in youths: 30 month follow up data from the DANDY
study. (Research Paper). (Statistical
Data Included) J.R. DiFranza; J.A. Savageau; N.A.
Rigotti; K. Fletcher; J.K. Ockene; A.D. McNeill;
M. Coleman; C. Wood.
SUBJECTS
Junior High School Students
Junior High School Students – Health Aspects
Smokers
Smokers – Health Aspects
Smoking and Youth
Smoking and Youth – Research
Tobacco Habit
Tobacco Habit – Demographic Aspects
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| 28) |
What is the title of the article?
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| 29) |
What is the title of the periodical?
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| 30) |
What is the date of the periodical? (month and year)
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| 31) |
What is the volume and issue number?
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| 32) |
As you know, this citation describes the article as it appeared
in its original paper format. In the print version, on what
page does the article begin and how long is the article?
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| 33) |
How many authors wrote this article? Name one of them.
(2 points)
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| 34) |
What type of article is this? (Choose from the 7 types
of periodical articles.)
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CLICK HERE to go to the home page for Tobacco Control.
http://tc.bmjjournals.com/
Click on “About TC” (left margin) and read the
description of this publication.
Based on this information, and any other information you
learn from their Web site, what type of periodical would
you say Tobacco Control is?
(Choose from the 5 types of periodicals.)
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