Considerations: 
Audience - Who are you writing for? 
Information Needed : Definition, facts, historical aspects, economic/demographic factors, evaluation, illustrations, innovations, legal/moral aspects, research, reports, statistics, surveys, technique.  

1. MAGAZINES/JOURNALS  -  Popular vs Scholarly Titles
(full text and email available)     (off campus - remote access required 
Popular Information
     Select  InfoTrac - General Reference Center Gold
     Perform a Subject search 

Scholarly Information
Select InfoTrac - OneFile, Health Reference Center, General   Business File, or Computer Database.
Limit the search to  refereed publications
Perform a broad  Subject search or search for specific key words. 

Use VIVA online journals  (offcampus remote access) to determine if  journal titles are available online.

Academic Journals Available on the Loudoun Campus
American Economic Review
American Historical Review
American Journal of Archaeology
American Journal of Sociology
American Literature
American Psychologist
College English
College Mathematics Journal
Computers and Composition
Explicator
Fruit Varieties Journal
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of American History
Journal of the American Society for Horticulture Science
Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association
Journal of Animal Science 1981- (Fiche only)
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Journal of Basic Writing
Journal of Chemical Education
Journal of College Student Development
Journal of Communication Inquiry
Journal of Counseling & Development
Journal of Economic Education (ceased)
Journal of Economic Literature
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Journal of Film & Video
Journal of Marriage & the Family
Journal of Modern History
Journal of Popular Culture
Journal of Popular Film & Television
Journal of Social Issues
Journal of Social Philosophy
Journal of Staff Program & Organization
JQ Journalism Quarterly
New Methods – Jrn. Of Animal  Health Technology
Psychological Review
Quarterly Journal of Speech
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture & Society
Society
  

2. BOOKS
Select Library Catalog from the Loudoun Campus Library web site.
Perform a keyword search
Look for ill in the Description to indicate illustrations
Note the campus location for the item(s) retrieved
Intercampus loan available, 2-3 days

3. NEWSPAPERS (off campus remote access) (full text and email available)  
Select ProQuest Direct  
Note the  Browse Suggested Publications box  for additional titles to consider.
Note tabs that divide results into trade, journals, magazines, or newspapers to organize results.

4. WEB SITES
Select  Internet and choose one of the Super Sites (portal sites) to search for your topic.
Try Librarians Index to the Internet .
Google - Advanced Search
       Exact phrase    enter topic phrase here  For example ballistic fingerprinting
       All of the words    enter particular aspect of the topic here technique
       Domain - Don't         com

5. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (off campus remote access required)  
Encyclopedia of Associations

  
WEB SITES 
About.com – Technical Writing
Longman Resource Site 
Words Work…Writers on the Web and Elsewhere Writing Samples 
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