Chester Fritz Library Research How Tos

• Scholarly - coming from the "academy" (colleges and universities)
• May have the words Journal or Research in the title
• Authored by a professor or researcher
• Usually Peer Reviewed or Refereed - gold standard for academic work; it has been looked over and assessed for errors and significance by an academic’s peers (usually other professors who are also experts in the field of study)
  • Note: an article can be academic without being peer reviewed. Also, an article can be in a peer reviewed journal but not be a research article (e.g. book review)
• These will often have a specific format (introduction, methods, results, and discussion) and a lengthy list of references. 
  • Can be excellent resources for educators on measurement and evaluation, policy, leadership and decision-making, human development, theoretical and conceptual foundations, and institutional structures.
• Citation Example: Pontifex, Matthew B., et al. "The Relation Of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury To Chronic Lapses Of Attention." Research Quarterly For Exercise & Sport 83.4 (2012): 553-559.
  • several authors (researchers) work on the one article
  • longer articles (higher page count)
  • higher level writing, sometimes difficult to understand
  • different terminology (traumatic brain injury vs concussion)
  • publication date important to note

Known as Trade Journals, Practitioner Journals or Professional Journals

• a work that is written to reach an audience of people working in a profession or field
• is neither scholarly material (written for the academy) nor popular (written for the public)
• will have information on practical and engaging instructional methods or trends in the field
• usually comes with membership to a professional organization

Citation Example

Blair, Richard, and Susan Capel. "The Use Of Coaches." Physical Education Matters 3.3 (2008): 5.

• Physical Education Matters comes with membership to the Association for Physical Education
• this article on the training of football coaches is 3 pages long
• practical advice for the workplace

• works that are meant for a ‘lay’ (meaning inexpert) audience, not an academic audience
• simplified works meant to convey experts’ ideas in ordinary language
• Citation Example: King, Peter. "Concussions." Sports Illustrated 113.16 (2010): 34-40.
  • popular title easily available (e.g. at a grocery store)
  • this cover story about NFL players and effects of brain injury is 3 pages long
  • written by a reporter who interviews experts

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