GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MAGAZINES - Audience: General public to knowledgeable layperson
- Coverage: Popular topics; current affairs
- Written By: Professional journalists; not necessarily specialists in the field; poets and writers of fiction, essayists
- Timeliness: Very current coverage (one week to several months)
- Length: 250 - 5,000 words
- Content: General discussion; editorial opinion; graphics; photographs; advertisements; usually no bibliography or list of sources
- Slant: May reflect the editorial bias / slant of the magazine
MAGAZINE EXAMPLES - Time
- Life
- Vogue
- Vanity Fair
- Sports Illustrated
- Popular Science
- Psychology Today
TRY A MAGAZINE FOR: - A cover story on the state of marriage in the US
- An opinion essay on latchkey children.
- Profiles and rankings of Fortune 500 companies with the best childcare programs and benefits.
To locate magazine articles, suggested PBCC databases: - Academic Search Premier
- InfoTrac OneFile
- Readers’ Guide Mega Edition (online version of Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature)
Don’t find a magazine? From the database list, choose “Electronic Journals by Title/ Subject” or ask a librarian.
E-zines
There is a type of web page called an e-zine (electronic magazine). These resemble magazines except no printed copies exist. How does one tell the difference between an e-zine and a plain old web page? Look for evidence of regular, continuous and/or periodic publication. Is it published weekly? Monthly? Daily? It may be an e-zine. Do not confuse an e-zine with an e-journal. (See "Selecting Journals").
Adapted from UCLA Library website with permission statement as follows (retrieved 15 Feb. 2007): “Permission is granted for unlimited non-commercial use of this exercise.” See UCLA website at <http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/selectsource/index.htm>.
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