NOTE TO INSTRUCTORS ABOUT THIS PPT• NOTE about missing images:

• For our version of this PPT at Spokane Community College library, we inserted images throughout of periodical covers and other

information sources which we own in our collection. These images have been removed from this shared PPT with the expectation that you will add your own images when you customize this tool. Any

images which remain are either from a commercial clip art collection which our college graphics department owns, or are from Britannica Image Quest, our proprietary database of rights-cleared images which are freely reproducible by our college for educational

purposes. We have left in screen shots of two of our periodical databases: an image from ProQuest and one from Associates

Programs Source Plus.

• Please contact the SCC Library with any questions you may have or to see a sample of our working version .

• Janine Odlevak, SCC Instructional Services Librarian, June 2012, 509-533-8821

TRADE JOURNALS

WHAT IS A TRADE JOURNAL?

A Trade Journal is:

• a periodical

• written for an audience of professionals working in a particular field.

TRADE JOURNALS ARE PUBLISHED IN EVERY FIELD

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periodical covers for periodicals we own in print or electronically through

our databases.

SOME ARE ONLINE

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of a periodical available through a website in the field of automotive

technology.

SOME ARE IN PRINT

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periodicals we have in our print collection.

SOME ARE BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE

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publication.

Newspapers

A PERIODICAL IS ANYTHING PUBLISHED PERIODICALLY

Scholarly Journals

Trade Journals

Newsletters

Magazines

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periodical were shown and animated in sequence.

TRADE JOURNAL CHARACTERISTICS:

I. AUTHORSHIP

II. CONTENT

III. LANGUAGE

IV. ADVERTISEMENTS

AUTHORSHIP

Articles are written by staff writers, practitioners, and industry specialists.

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CONTENT

Articles are about:• industry news• trends • techniques• product reviews• statistics & data• upcoming events • career & job

information

CONTENT

• trends

• product reviews

• techniques

• statistics & data

• career & job information

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content features were animated, one atop another.

Pertinent information was circled in red or highlighted in

yellow.• How to interview for a job from a

electrical technician periodical• Images and text comparing drill bits

from carpentry• Automotive specifications

LANGUAGE

Articles are written using

technical language

requiring some subject

knowledge.

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Article and zoom-out of a diagram from a carpentry trade journal illustrating

technical language

ADVERTISEMENTS

Ads show products and workshops relevant to the

profession.

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2 images of ads from periodical s:

• Fire science• Cosmetology

HOW TO FIND TRADE JOURNALS

Method Notes

A. Ask an expert

B. Identify professional organization periodicals

C. Check the library collections

D. Check library databases

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

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American Culinary Federation. Circled is the link

to their: PUBLICATIONS

RESEARCH GUIDES FROM THE LIBRARYHere’s an example of a trade journal available

free online on a professional organization’s website:

SIZZLE

• NOTE about missing images: • Images of periodical Sizzle, available for free on the

website of the American Culinary Federation. Periodical for students in the Culinary Arts.

LIBRARY DATABASES

LIBRARIANS WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO SEARCH YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTIONS

DAY TWO: REVIEW & FOLLOW-UP

• What is a periodical?

• What are some methods of finding and accessing trade journals?

• So far, have you found any trade journals which you envision yourself using as a student or professional?

• What is a trade journal?