Being able to critically evaluate periodicals and their articles will enable you to select the most reliable and pertinent information for your topic. There are several types of periodicals which relay different types of information to the reader. Continue your reading for Lesson 3 by clicking on each link below. The Reed Library has an Interlibrary Loan service to obtain such articles for you from other libraries. To request an item or items via interlibrary loan, you may use the online ZAP service to submit the forms electronically.
Interlibrary loans are free except for a ten cents per page charge for photocopied articles.
Interlibrary loan is not an option when you wait until the last minute. Look over these guides to see which indexing and abstracting resources might be useful in researching your topic. That way, you'll know where to begin when you come to the library to do your research.