Books (Paper)
Use the All Campus Catalog to search for books – this includes not only the Duluth catalog, the Twin Cities catalog but the other U of M campus libraries as well. If the item is not checked out, you should get the book in about 3 working days using GetIt. Directions for using GetIt are at: http://lib-gots.d.umn.edu/tutorial/how-to-use-get-it .
Books (Electronic)
Although you can search for electronic books in our catalog, you can only search in limited ways. Items from these systems can be searched by exact word or phrase – EnviroNetBase , ChemLibNetBase and EngNetBase, Springerlink, Knovel (also has interactive tables and graphs), Science Direct, Sage, and Wiley. Note that some of these databases may show material that UMD does not have access to, but you may borrow these items on Interlibrary Loan.
Interlibrary Loan - if the UMD Library does not have an item you want, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan.
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Scholarly Journals |
Trade Magazines |
Popular Magazines |
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Purpose |
Communicate research and scholarly ideas |
Provide trends, information, and professional support to particular industry |
Provide information and entertainment to general readers |
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Appearance |
Simple cover design, few images or ads. Some include charts, graphs, statistics |
Often glossy paper, images/advertisements relate to trade |
Glossy, colorful, many images and lots of advertising |
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Authors |
Experts in the field, Researchers. Author names, credentials, and institutional affiliation listed |
Magazine staff or writers affiliated with the trade/industry. Often published by trade organization or assoc. |
Journalists, freelance writers, magazine staff (names often not given) |
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Audience |
Scholars, researchers, students |
Practitioners in the field, members of a particular profession |
General public |
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Article Length |
Tend to be longer, may include research, in-depth analysis, very specific focus |
Length varies |
Typically shorter articles, from less than 1 page to several pages. |
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Content |
Original research, literary criticism and theory, literature review, in-depth analysis of topic |
Articles about professional trends, new products or techniques, and industry-related news |
Short, feature-length articles. News and general interest topics |
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Writing Style |
Uses terminology, language and jargon relevant to the discipline |
Technical, field-specific language used, assumes readers familiar with industry |
Simple language used, written for general public |
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References or Bibliographies |
Articles typically include references, notes, works cited |
Articles sometimes have references listed |
References typically not listed |
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Examples |
Shakespeare Quarterly Journal of the American Medical Association Journal of Political Economy |
Automotive News Strategy & Business Advertising Age |
Newsweek Rolling Stone Sports Illustrated
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