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Journals are a useful source of current information because they are published frequently.
Journals are known by many names in libraries. You may also see or hear them called serials, magazines, periodicals, annual reports, or annual reviews. Learn more about the information contained in journals on the Journal Types page. Library Catalogue A list, or database, of library holdings such as books, journal titles, cdroms, maps, kits Magazines see Journals Periodicals see Journals Plagiarism Wrongfully appropriating or using another's work without acknowledgement. A searchable database of Internet files collected by a computer program.