Popular vs Scholary Resources

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 Popular vs Scholarly Resources Journal of Chemistry

Information sources come in a variety of genres, each marked by specific conventions and target audiences. Magazines and journals are specific examples of popular and scholarly information sources. An online activity at Research 101 reviews the most important characteristics of these publication types including: Who reads them? Who writes them? What's in them? What are some examples of each?

Magazine, Newspaper, Journal: How are they different? Play the minute module, "What's a Journal' to understand the difference between them.

Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals provides definitions and examples of four different types of periodicals; Scholarly, Substantive News/General Interest/ Popular and Sensational.