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1、Using the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature,Your guide to finding magazine articles,What is Readers guide?,It is a set of bookspaperback and hardbackthat serve as an index for topics that have been written about in popular magazines.,Why should I use magazines?,Magazines contain information tha
2、t is more current,or up-to-date,than books.Magazines can give you the latest statistics on your topic to include in your research.Magazines can also be a valuable resource for information from the past which was noteworthy.Readers Guide is published to help you find information in more than 75 of th
3、e best magazines.,How is Readers Guide set up?,This index lists AUTHORS and SUBJECTS alphabetically together and in bold type.It is published monthly in paperback and yearly in hardback.Like the card catalog,large subjects are divided into subtopics.Some entries are“See”and“See also”to direct you fr
4、om a topic heading that is not used to another which is used,or to additional topics that may be helpful.,Readers Guide extras,In the front of each Readers Guide volume are extra pages to help you if you have questions.Periodicals IndexedAbbreviationsSample EntriesSuggestions for the use of the Abri
5、dged Readers Guide to Periodical Literature,Keys to Success,Use your imagination to think of several different ways a topic may be classified.Find out which magazines your library has available.Consult the abbreviations lists in the front of each Guide if you have questions.Dont give up searching if
6、 you cant find entries for your topic in one volume.,Reading the entries,Title of Article Authors NameSubject Heading CANCER Cell phones and cancer risk.C.Cohen.Science News v178 no2 p8-21 Name of journal Ag 28 2010 or magazine Volume Page Date Number Number,subtopics,Example:Rock music See also Alt
7、ernative rock music Heavy metal music Punk rockSocial Aspects School of Rock.L.Widdicombe.il The New Yorker.V85 no43 p51-5 Ja 4 2010,What do I do if I want to get a magazine?,First,go to Readers Guide and select a year to start your search.Look,in alphabetical order,for your topic.Read the article titles in the entries and choose the one(s)you want to read.Fill out a Magazine Slip with the information from the entry for each magazine you want,then hand it to one of the Librarians.,
