a journal written for people who work and practice in a particular profession or occupation
What is a TRADE PUBLICATION?
100
a type of reference work that defines terms related to a particular academic subject
What is a SUBJECT DICTIONARY?
100
a source that lists the names and contact information for persons and organizations
What is a DIRECTORY?
100
a book or website where you can look up the synonyms for a word
What is a THESAURUS?
100
a summary and critical review of all the most important research done up until now about the "colon therapy" as an effective medial treatment.
What is a LITERATURE REVIEW?
200
a type of scholarly journal with articles that have been reviewed and approved by a group of scholars in that field
What is a PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL?
200
a book of maps all related to a particular subject, like "global warming"
What is an ATLAS?
200
a book that details the major events that happened in a single year
What is a YEARBOOK?
200
a book of instructions about many different procedures performed in a certain occupation?
What is a MANUAL?
200
On the New York Times website, I read an article that "evaluates" a recent novel, THE LAST LAUGH, by Lynn Freed.
What is a BOOK REVIEW?
300
a type of audience who reads popular news and magazines for pleasure and information, or who reads to get information about products and services they want to buy
What are CONSUMERS?
300
a book with well-developed entries that summarize well-established knowledge about a single subject
What is a SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA?
300
a type of dictionary that lists alphabetical entries about geographic places
What is a GAZETTEER?
300
a concise guide containing practical information and definitions to terminology in a particular subject
What is a HANDBOOK?
300
an article on the IMDB (Internet Movie Database) website that "evaluates" a movie just released at the cinema, THE WILDE WEDDING
What is A FILM REVIEW?
400
the name of the tab on the library home page where you can find out information about a source, like a periodical
What is E-JOURNALS--Publication Finder
400
a tool that "points" to where you can find a word or an article
What is an INDEX?
400
a book of brief and interesting facts about a place or a subject
What is an ALMANAC?
400
a book that narrates all the events taking place over a long span of time, about a particular person or subject
What is a CHRONOLOGY?
400
a type of guide used to identify plants and animals, often used in a practical, outdoor setting
What is a FIELD GUIDE, or a TAXONOMIC GUIDE?
500
the name of the database field where you can find the title of a periodical
What is SOURCE?
500
a source published by an organization to announce its latest news and events
What is a NEWSLETTER?
500
a list of references or citations about a particular subject
What is a BIBLIOGRAPHY?
500
an article that gives a
state of the art summary" and critical overview of the most important scholarly research that has been done in an academic field
What is a LITERATURE REVIEW?
500
two sources that both give practical, "how-to" information, often for professionals or practitioners; these sources often overlap and may be confused one for the other