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Popular Magazines
Tone: | Casual and accessible |
Purpose: | Inform, entertain |
Form: | Attractive, digital, print |
Authors: | Staff writers or journalists |
Review: | Approval by editor |
Audience: | Broad general audience |
Content: | News, opinion, short articles |
Academic Books
Tone: | Formal, may be specialized |
Purpose: | Inform |
Form: | Digital, print |
Authors: | Scholars or specialists |
Review: | Approval by editor |
Audience: | Academic |
Content: | Background, overview, analysis |
Academic Journals
Tone: | Formal and specialized |
Purpose: | Inform, argue |
Form: | Digital or print |
Authors: | Scholars |
Review: | Peer review |
Audience: | Academic |
Content: | Research, analysis, 10+pages |
Trade Magazines
Tone: | Understandable within profession |
Purpose: | Inform |
Form: | Digital or print |
Authors: | Staff writers or specialists |
Review: | Editor; professional associations |
Audience: | Targeted practitioners |
Content: | Reviews, trends, case studies |
As you research, you will likely use a number of types of information. As you consider your needs, your audiences, and the type of evidence, you may wish to narrow your searching to one type of information. In the next few pages, we'll look at some strategies for locating books and articles. Let's begin with books.
Books
There are several search tools for finding books.
Using OneSearch Advanced functions, you may refine your search by title, author, year, language and much more. |
The Library Catalog is the legacy catalog interface for CU collections. Try the advanced functions to refine your search. |
We recommend starting with Onesearch!
You may also search and locate ebooks through the library system. Simply search and locate the text, follow the links to full text, enter your identikey and begin reading.
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We also have a few e-book collections that are searchable in the following search tools:
To read the full-text of an article, scan the screen for hints on how to read online, or access a pdf.
Look for pdf or html linked full-text.
Or choose the CU Full Text option & follow links to locate the pdf.
Or choose the CU Full Text option & request a copy through interlibrary loan.