Types+of+Periodicals+Biology

=__Periodicals__=


 * **Periodicals appear on a "periodic" basis--yearly, monthly, daily, etc. They include magazines, journals, and newspapers.**
 * See Periodical
 * See Magazine
 * See Journal

Types of Periodicals: Biology

 * || __**Scholarly**__ || __**Professional/Trade**__ || __**Popular**__ ||
 * **Articles Written By** || Experts in the field || Specialists || Freelance writers or staff ||
 * **Peer Reviewed or Refereed** || Always || Sometimes || No ||
 * **Citations** || Always || Sometimes || Sources mentioned but usually not cited ||
 * **Advertising** || Little or none || Usually Professional || Many ||
 * **Type of Info** || research || Practical Information || Entertaining or enriching ||
 * **Illustrations** || Charts & graphs || Charts, graphs, & occasional pictures || Many & diverse ||
 * **Examples** || * //[|Nature]//
 * //[|Philosophy of Science]// || * //[|New Scientist]//
 * //[|Science News]// || * //[|Discover]//
 * //[|Popular Science]//
 * //[|Scientific American]// ||

For more information:

 * http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EDP/peer.html
 * http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/indexes/scholarly_articles.shtml

Helpful Hints:

 * EBSCO databases offer descriptions of the publications. Read these to help decide what type of journal it is. The links in the chart examples above will go to pages with these descriptions.

**Find Articles in Subscription Databases: Science**

 * [|Science]

Complete List of Ursuline College Library Databases:

 * [|Indexes/Databases]
 * What's a //**Database?**//

Library Catalog

 * [|Ralph M. Besse Library Catalog]- Catalog of books and other materials held in the Besse Library as well as access to books and materials held at Ohio college and university libraries.