Databases provide citations to periodicals, the collective name for magazines, journals, and newspapers. This citation is an example of the precise information you need to locate a particular article. Many indexes cover specific subject areas of interest while others cover a broad array of general interest topics. The library has a variety of computerized databases and print indexes. While you will be asked to use a computerized database for this assignment, it is helpful to know that many indexes are only available in print.
Many databases can contain references to both scholarly journals and popular magazines.
Occasionally, a professor will require that your research for a paper be done primarily in scholarly journals. Click here and follow the instructions for printing out your work. For other databases, you may need to search for the title of the periodical in VUCat . Current periodicals are kept in the Current Periodicals Room on the first floor and are shelved in call number order. Previous years are kept in the Bound Periodicals room.