Serial is the library term for a periodical. Peer reviewed means that experts in the field evaluate the validity of an article before it is published. A refereed article has been peer reviewed. Indexes list citations to articles on a particular topic, name, person, place, etc. An index can be in a printed or an electronic format.
Some indexes contain abstracts , brief summaries of the article.
A few electronic indexes contain the full text of articles on the computer. Periodicals are located throughout the library. Check the library's online catalog to determine exact locations. Current issues of periodicals are in paper in the Current Periodicals Room . Microform periodicals are kept in the Current Periodicals Room on Lower Level 1 of Bizzell Library Click here, for detailed instructions on locating journal or magazine titles in the library.