ENG101: Information Literacy

Unit 5 - Scholarly, Popular, and Trade Publications: Journals, magazines & newspapers for different audiences

Articles in Trade Publications:

- focus on the news, trends, and products associated with a given business, industry, or profession.

- are selected for publication by editors working for the trade journal.

- tend to be somewhat shorter with articles running more than 8-10 pages being uncommon.

A summary grid describing all three types of periodicals is available here.

In the next unit, find out how to find these three types of periodical articles in the library's databases.