Types of References: Books vs. Periodicals
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A Quick Note About Periodicals: Different periodicals contain different types of information. Newspapers usually have recent newsworthy stories. Magazines are similar. Journals are usually different because they are a place for publishing more scholarly work. Below is an example of stem cell information from a newspaper, a magazine, and a journal article. How are they all different? Newspaper - "The attack on adult stem cells" - Washington Times Magazine - "Stems and Response to Christopher Reeves Death" - Newsweek Journal - "Bone
marrow stem cells regenerate infarcted myocardium" - Journal
of Pediatric Transplants |
| This tutorial was created by Aaron Fried, contact frieda@cortland.edu with comments. ©2004, Aaron Fried |