Newsweek Time U.S. News and World Reports Popular, general interest magazines provide a non-scholarly approach to information. These resources are specifically designed to be informative and entertaining. The may refer to but rarely will cite primary sources of information. Science News in the Science and Engineering Library. These titles fill a very specific need for the practicing scientist or engineer by keeping them abreast of trends in their fields of study.
Titles become more focused around disciplines and are more technical in nature.
The types of news covered is directed to market trends, regulatory trends and issues, funding, new and emerging technologies, and profiles or case studies. Science News in the Undergraduate Library . Tend to put science and technology achievements into a more broadly defined social context. May examine controversies associated with the topic, often a good place to learn about the pros and cons of issues. New trends and findings are described.