Finding & Citing Print Periodical Articles Library 10 –Information Competency

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Presentation topics: Periodical indexes in print Using a periodical index Locating an article from an index Citing periodical articles

Print periodical indexes Help you find periodical articles by subject. Are most useful when looking for articles published before 1985.

Print periodical indexes in the library

Finding print indexes

How to select a print index Consider the following: The topic or subject Type of material covered Years indexed

Example search: “Son of Sam” Find articles published between July 29, 1976 and December 1977 having to do with “Son of Sam.”

Select an index Find articles published between July 29, 1976 and December 1977 having to do with “Son of Sam.” New York Times Index: 1977 Readers’ Guide: Vol. 37: Mar 1977-Feb 1978

Look up “Son of Sam” Each book is arranged in alphabetic order by subject. SON of Sam, See Berkowitz, D. Son of Sam (NYC Murder Case). See – Murders – NYC, Son of Sam Case Readers’ GuideNew York Times Index

Review the article entries New York Times Index Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

The night TV cried wolf. C. Tucker. Sat R 5:56 O 1 ’77 Title of the articleAuthorMagazine name Saturday Review Issue:PageDate October 1, 1977

The New York Times Index Christine Freud shot to death as she sat with companion John Diel in parked car, Forest Hills Queens: Police say they have no motive (M), Ja 31, 26:3 Indicates length of story. This is a story of medium length – up to two columns Date, Page:Column Published January 31, 1977 on page 26, column 3 Concise overview of all the pertinent information from the article

Periodicals are available in three formats: Hard copy/Print Microfilm/microfiche Electronic Locating the article at Mission College

Examples of microfiche & microfilm Microfiche Microfilm

New York Times article on microfilm

Article not available at Mission College? Find the article in an area library.

Citing periodical articles Author Title Source Date Page number(s)

Finding the citation information

Finding the citation information 2

Newspaper - MLA Saxon, Wolfgang. “Women Dies in Mystery Shooting.” New York Times 31 Jan. 1977: A26. Print. …New York Times 2 Jan. 1998, late ed.: A11+. Print

Tucker, Carl. “The Night TV Cried Wolf.” Saturday Review 1 Oct. 1977: 56. Print. Scholarly Journal – MLA Loss, John Timothy. “Criminals Selling Their Stories: The First Amendment Requires Legislative Reexamination.” Cornell Law Review 72.2 (1987): Print. Magazine - MLA

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This presentation covered: Periodical indexes in print Using a periodical index Locating an article from an index Citing periodical articles