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- Types of articles: Articles are published in periodicals (recurring publications) and fall into three major categories: popular magazine, trade or professional, and scholarly journal articles. Each type has different characteristics and uses for research.
- Scholarly journal articles: These articles are more complex and more narrowly focused than other types. They are also usually peer-reviewed by other scholars before publication.
- Searching for articles: Use a periodical index (also called an article database) to search for articles. Many periodical indexes are available from libraries. There are also several free Web article databases.
- Locating the articles: Some periodical indexes have links to full-text of articles you can read online. Otherwise, you must search in a library catalog to locate a copy of the periodical.
- Evaluating articles: Consider the credibility of the article author, nature of the source (periodical) it appears in, apparent bias/balance and support for the article's conclusions, and currency of information provided. Evaluation techniques may vary, depending on the type of publication in which the article appears.
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