In these cases, magazine or newspaper articles will provide the most current information on a topic. For example, you may need to find out about public policy concerning a specific natural resource issue, such as limiting access to the national parks. You may need to write an article translating your research into a popular article similar to those in The Conservationist or National Wildlife . However, you should not rely on popular articles as your primary sources. Most of your sources will be scientific and technical articles .
Indexes provide a way to look up the subjects of individual magazine articles.
Like encyclopedias, indexes can be either general or subject-oriented. Indexes allow you to find articles on specific aspects of a topic. ILL forms are at the Reference Desk. The SUNY Cobleskill subscription to these databases is limited to 5 simultaneous users, so if you can not connect, wait a while and try again. Some agency reports are unpublished and difficult to get through Interlibrary Loan.