UCLA College Library: Selecting the Right Source Magazines

Selecting the Right Source:

MAGAZINES
Example: Time, Life, Vogue, Vanity fair, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Popular Science.	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

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 articles, search: Expanded Academic ASAP; print version of Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, or ask a reference librarian for suggestions.

Selecting the Right Source

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Updated April 21, 2003