You should use periodical indexes and abstracts to update older material in books or to find current research information. Both popular and scholarly journals are indexed in the general and social sciences indexes and sociology indexes listed below. Popular magazines have short articles that are written to inform the general public. These articles are rarely footnoted, nor do they provide sources of information. Articles are usually written by writers on the staff of the magazine.
Scholarly journals have lengthy articles that do list bibliographical references in footnotes.
These articles are prepared by authors who have conducted research in the field and who are often connected with a university or research centre. To find articles on your topic, search the following indexes. This is a subject index to alternative or radical periodicals. Within subject headings, articles are arranged alphabetically by title. See the Information Guide for a complete description.