With the plethora of information available, it is sometimes difficult to know where to look for scholarly information. Knowing the type of journal you are looking at can sometimes help to determine the type of information you will find located within that journal. This page covers the basic differences between scholarly, trade, and popular journals.
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To review the types of journals available in the library, watch the following video tutorial.