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Working With Periodicals in Print
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature lists articles by topic.
Some magazines, such as National Geographic, provide their own indexes.
In some libraries, periodicals may be available in microform or microfiche format.

OnlineWorking With Online Periodicals
Online databases such as Electric Library, ProQuest, and Ebsco provide thousands of full-text searchable articles from a variety of sources:

books
magazines
maps
newspapers
pamphlets
pictures
TV and radio broadcasts

FeaturesDifferent databases have different features:
Preferences- - search by date, periodical title, relevance
Search technique - - natural language, Boolean, etc.
Storage and retrieval - - printing options, cut and paste, email
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