See Magazine . Keyword Searching - a method or strategy of construct a search by looking for a word or combination of words that describe a document in a natural language as opposed to the controlled language of subject of descriptor searching. Magazine - a periodical publication for general interest such as news, current events, and popular material. See Journal Microforms - a general term used to describe the microfilm, microfiche, or microform formats used for the storage of documents that have been photographed and reduced in size to reduce in order to conserve space or to preserve materials that deteriorate rapidly. Periodicals - publications issued in successive parts at regular intervals, including journals, magazines and newspapers.
Current periodicals are ones that have arrived recently within the last six months to two years.
Bound periodicals are back issues which have been sent to the bindery, covered with a binding, and placed in the stacks. See also Serials . Periodical Index - an access tool that locates and lists articles which have appeared in journals, magazines, or newspapers that is organized by subject. A periodical index lists the author, title, name of periodical, volume, pages and date of publication. Some indexes supply abstracts that summarize the content of articles.