The scope, frequency, and intellectual level of periodicals vary from popular magazines such as Good Housekeeping to specialized scholarly journals such as the Journal of American History . At some time, one of your professors will ask you to find articles out of a professional, scholarly or peer-reviewed journal or periodical. The following chart will describe the characteristics and differences of each.
Indexes provide the primary access to periodicals.
Indexes in print format are usually organized alphabetically by subject and author. They range from general indexes such as Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature to highly specialized indexes such as Exceptional Child Education Abstracts . A Reference Librarian can direct you to an appropriate index for your topic. Ask a Reference Librarian for help if you still cannot find relevant articles. The Periodical File is an alphabetically arranged listing of all Huie Library's magazine holdings.