Use the library's Research Databases to find articles in newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals.

Magazines

• contain current events and general interest articles
• publish brief articles written for the general public
• are written by journalists
• generally do not contain any references or notes--the reader does not know where the author got the information to write the article
• articles are reviewed by magazine employees before they are published

Journals

• contain news and research topics from a specific field of interest
• publish long, in-depth articles written for experts and scholars in the field
• are written by subject experts in the field
• include references or footnotes--reader knows where the author obtained the information to write the article
• articles are reviewed by peers (other subject experts) before they are published