Journal articles usually contain footnotes that guide the reader to additional material. Most magazine articles are written to inform readers about a topic, but do not usually include any research findings. But it will probably be a summary of recent information on that topic. A journal such as the American Journal of Psychiatry will probably have details about an experiment that the author had done to treat the same disorder. Newspapers Reflecting current events as they happen, newspapers show how an event was perceived or reported by eyewitnesses or principals in the story.
Newspapers usually cover important, topical issues.
Newspapers can also be used for researching events in the past. When you locate a full text resource at the library, you have found the complete text of the information you identified. Many of the electronic databases offered at the Elihu Burritt Library will provide the full text of documents such as journal, newspaper, and magazine articles. Databases Databases are storehouses for large amounts of information. You will use databases to find not only articles and books, but also company annual reports, census data and other information.