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Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING OUT

STEP 2: FINDING

Information finding tools

- OPAC

- Internet

- Databases (incl CD Roms)

- Dewey (DDC)

Information sources

- Dictionaries

- Encyclopaedias

- Books

- Periodicals/Magazines/Journals

Terminology

Basics

Indexes

CD-Rom

Printed

Volume and cumulative

Checklist

- Newspapers

- Audio-visual

- Internet

- Grey literature

- Broadcast media

- Conference proceedings/reports

- Course-specific resources

- Maps

- Government publications

- Standards

- Museums

- Archives

- Quizz

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: LEGAL USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

Periodicals / Magazines / Journals

Checklist

The following is a checklist that is useful when consulting a periodical.

Author Correct name(s) of author(s) of the article.
Article title Correct title of the article. It may be written across two pages, and it may have a sub title which you should also indicate and use when referring to the article.
Periodical title

Correct title of the periodical

  • check for a leading article (A, The, An)
  • check for unusual spelling of words
  • check for different formats of the title: the cover title and the title on the editorial page may differ.
Numbers The correct numbering of the periodical: volume and issue or seasonal number, e.g. Volume 3, Issue 6.
Date The correct date of the journal
Pages The correct page references. These are the pages of the article that you used / quoted in your research.