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Leah Bittner

“The SMSU RN to BSN Program does not have you take a set amount of credits each semester. This flexible scheduling was perfect for me as it allowed me to vary the amount of credits I took each semester. I would have struggled without that flexibility as I am a non-traditional student who is also a wife, mother of four, and worked full time while completing my degree. This program is designed to fit into your life, whether you want to be a full-time or part-time student.”

Leah Bittner, '22 Alum
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Periodical/Journal Chart

Descriptions of various types of periodicals/journals

Descriptions of various types of journals/periodicals
  Scholarly/ Peer Reviewed Journals Professional/ Trade Journals Commentary/ Opinion Journals Popular Magazines Newspapers
Examples  American Journal of Sociology
 Journal of Experimental Psychology		 American Teacher
Science News		 Mother Jones
National Review
New Republic		 Time
Newsweek
People		 StarTribune
New York Times
Primary Use or Value  Original research Current trends, professional news, company information Social & political commentary & analysis, political viewpoints Entertainment, current events, hot topics, popular culture  Current news, local & regional information, classified ads

Language/
Audience

 Academic, technical. Written for experts in the field Written for practitioners. Can use jargon extensively Most written for a generally educated audience Non-technical language  Non-technical, written for a general audience
Authors Researchers, academics, professors, scholars Professionals in the field or journalists with subject expertise Variable: academics, journalists, spokespersons for "groups" Mainly journalists, occasionally freelance journalists  Journalists
Source Citations Footnotes, bibliographies. Often extensive documentation Occasional brief bibliographies. Some sources cited in text Occasionally cite sources in text or bibliographies Rarely cite any sources Rarely cite sources in full
Publisher Universities, scholarly presses, or academic/ research organizations Commercial publishers or professional/ trade associations Commercial publishers or non-profit organizations Commercial publishers Commercial publishers
Graphics and Advertising Graphs, charts, formulas, depending on discipline. No glossy ads Photographs, charts, tables, illustrations. Some ads for products related to the field Wide variety of graphics, from plain to glossy ads Very glossy. Full of color ads Pictures, charts, ads of all sorts  
Finding Aids/ Access Tools  Some from general indexes like MegaFile, some in specialized indexes like PsychInfo Indexes like Business Source Premier. sometimes also in general scholarly indexes like Academic Search Premier General indexes like MegaFile, Academic Search Premier General indexes like MegaFile, Academic Search Premier In indexes like Newspapers. Some major papers in general indexes

Adapted with permission from G. Gradowski, who kindly provided an update of the chart from Gradowski, G., Snavely, L., & Dempsey, P. (1998) Designs for active learning: A sourcebook of classroom strategies for information education. Chicago: ACRL.

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