Chester Fritz Library Research How Tos

Are you looking for:

• Articles on a topic? This can be helpful when you're writing a paper or putting together a presentation. See Finding Articles for tips.

• Publications in a subject area? This can be helpful when looking for a journal in which to publish a paper or when you want to read current articles to keep up with your discipline.

• A specific article or publication? For example, you professor gave you a specific citation to find and read or wants you to use articles from specific publications.

Identifying if the journal is scholarly, popular or trade

There is information on the three types on our Research Process Research Guide

Use these resources to find publications in a specific subject area:

Print journals and magazines:

• 1st floor east side of CFL has current & older print journals as well as magazines in the electronic compact shelving

Journals can be checked out, similar to other print materials

A few examples we have available online or in print:

General:

• New York Times Magazine
• Der Spiegel (German language)
• Express (Ed. internationale - French language)
• Grand Lifestyle (about Grand Forks)

History

• Colorado Heritage
• Montana: The Magazine of Western History
• Alberta History

Business

• Bloomberg Businessweek
• The Economist

Political Science / Sociology

• Foreign Policy
• Police Chief

Education

• nea Today

Nature

• Minnesota Conservation Volunteer
• Environment
• Weatherwise

Literature and Journalism

• New York Times Book Review
• The Writer

Fine Arts

• Artforum International
• New American Paintings
• Koreana (Korean Culture and Arts, in English)
• Ceramics Monthly

Science and Engineering

• Scientific American
• MIT Technology Review
• Civil Engineering
• Automotive Engineering

Aviation and Aerospace

• Air and Space Smithsonian
• Aviation Week and Space Technology
• AOPA Pilot
• Plane and Pilot