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Periodicals

+Different Types of Periodicals

Newpapers Published daily Contain hard news, high-interst information, etc.

Austin American Statesman

Magazines Published on a set schedule Focus on something specific: celebrities, fashion, politics

Car and Driver

Journals Published on a set schedule Written for professionals in a specific field

Library Journal; the Journal of the American Medical Association

+How Do I Tell the Difference?

Databases provide clues Icons Words

Google doesn’t have clues. You will have to look up the publication and try to

figure it out.

Let’s take a look at a Google search and then some database searches.