Library Instructor:  Vicky Leather, 697-2576
Course Instructor:  Shirley Clark
Assignment:
 

Students will learn to distinguish between popular magazines and professional journals.  They will prepare a 5-page paper on a specific aspect of human services such as services for the poor, disabled, abused/neglected children, homeless, mentally retarded, or mentally ill.  Four professional journal resources are required.

Ask these questions.	POPULAR MAGAZINE	SCHOLARLY JOURNAL
What does the cover look like?	Glossy, often color pictures	Often bland, with few colors
Who is the targeted audience?	General public	Professionals in the field
What kind of articles are included?	General interest. Current events.	Research reports or professional concerns
Are there advertisements?	Yes, often in color	Usually few or none
Who writes the articles?	Journalists or reporters	Scholars, researchers, or practitioners
Are the authors names listed?	Sometimes not ("unsigned articles")	Yes ("signed articles")
Who selects the articles?	Editor or editorial board	Experts in the field ("peer-reviewed")
Is there a bibliography for each article?	Usually not	Yes
Where is the publication sold?	Newstand, subscription	Subscription
Who publishes it?	Corporation	Professional association or scholarly publisher

Human Services Journals in the Chattanooga State Library
           Note: An *  indicates the journal is indexed in EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier

American Journal of Community Psychology
American Journal of Public Health*
Child Welfare*
Clinical Social Work Journal
Community Mental Health Journal
Families in Society
Family Relations*
Health and Social Work*
Journal of Counseling Psychology
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy*
Journal of Marriage and the Family*
Social Service Review
Social Work*
Social Work in Health Care*

Searching EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier for articles in professional human services journals

• Check   MasterFILE Premier
• Click     
• Click    
• Click     "50 results"
• Click     "Detailed"
• Click         (This shows 50 articles and summaries on the same screen.)
• Click     "Peer Reviewed"    (This searches professional journals only -- NO popular magazines.)
• Click     in the "Find:" box.  
                Type a word or two that best describes your topic.
                Put quotes around a phrase.
                          "social work"
                          "mentally ill"
                 Type  and  between words that are not a phrase.
                          poor  and  services
                          poor and "social work"
• Click     

Created by:  Vicky Leather
Last Updated:  October 15, 2001