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MAGAZINES & JOURNALS

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How are magazines & journals different from books? What is a magazine ? What is a journal ? Why should you read magazines & journals ?

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First, what is a magazine or journal ? Magazines & journals are publications which come out from time to time, periodically or serially. In fact, other names for them are periodicals or serials.

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Sometimes a periodical comes out every month. We call this a MONTHLY. Sometimes a periodical comes out only 4 times a year. We call this a QUARTERLY. Sometimes a periodical comes out every week. We call this a WEEKLY.

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All issues in a year are called a volume. A single copy of a periodical is called an issue. So, a monthly periodical has 12 issues a year, or 12 issues in one volume.

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It takes a long time to write and publish a book. Periodicals can report stories sooner than books; so the information is more timely or current. How are magazines & journals different from books?

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What is the difference between a magazine & a journal ? MAGAZINES are often written for light reading or entertainment. People who write for MAGAZINES are usually not experts in the subject.

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Usually MAGAZINES are not expensive because they have many advertisements. Sometimes the ads are interesting and useful. MAGAZINES are usually colorful and very attractive. MAGAZINES usually have many photographs.

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JOURNALS are usually about a specialized subject and are written by experts in that subject. JOURNALS present research findings and the results of serious academic studies JOURNALS are sometimes published by academic or scientific societies, not regular businesses.

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Usually academic and scientific JOURNALS have fewer advertisements than magazines. Sometimes JOURNALS have no advertisements at all. JOURNALS can be very expensive, especially journals about medicine and science.

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Some academic JOURNALS have a feature called PEER REVIEW. This means that experts decide what articles get published in a journal. They read and comment on all articles before they appear in the journal. Ask your teacher if you need to use this feature for your research.

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A story in a periodical is called an ARTICLE. Articles can be short or long, many words or few words. Sometimes readers of the periodical write letters about a story they read. These letters are printed in a special section called LETTERS FROM READERS.

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Because information in a journal is newer than in a book, the latest scientific research is found in journals not books Its fun ! And, reading magazines can improve your vocabulary. Why should you read magazines and journals?

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Sometimes the titles of the articles are on the cover. In this magazine, there are articles about Portugal. Lets look at a magazine cover. This magazine is called FACES. On the cover, there are photographs about what is inside. Here, we see faces of boys from Portugal.

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Inside this magazine the feature article is called Alfas Back. There is a photograph of an Alfa sports car on the cover. Here is another magazine cover. The title of the magazine is Sports Car International.

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Usually the first page of a magazine is the CONTENTS page. All the articles and the authors are listed on this page. Also, it tells you what page the article starts.

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Here is an example of the CONTENTS page from Faces magazine. On page 12, we find a story called Portugal Around the World. The author is R. Anthony Kugler.

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We call these words a CAPTION. Look at the examples. Sometimes photographs in magazine articles have some words under them.

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There are about 250 different titles at the Fujairah Colleges. Some are serious and some are for fun. There are about 650 different magazines and journals in HCT libraries.

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For example, there is a Business Section, Education Section, Sports Section & so on. The library groups periodicals in sections by topic. You can relax and read an article during a break between classes.

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In addition to magazines & journals in print, HCT has over 35,000 full text magazines and journals online. How do you find these online journals?

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Pull down Resources and click on Journals Search. Go to : library.hct.ac.ae

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You can enter the name of the journal in the search box or browse by title.

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For details about how to find articles on a specific topic, ask your friendly librarian or see the PlugIn lesson called ONLINE DATABASES.

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Finally, for your reports, you may need a record of the articles you read. Keep this information : 1.Authors name 2. Title of article 3. Name of periodical 4. Date, volume & issue 5. Page numbers

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You use a special format for a Bibliography. We will learn more about this in future Plug In lessons. A list of the articles you have read is called a Bibliography or References List.

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Remember, some magazines are for serious study and some are for fun ! I hope you will enjoy reading magazines & journals.

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HAPPY READING ! Thank you for listening.