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The Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature is an index to articles in about 200 popular magazines such as Time, Consumer Reports, Good Housekeeping, Sports Illustrated, and National Geographic.
Usually you will look things up by subject heading in the Readers' Guide. Under each subject heading, you will find citations to magazine articles. A citation contains information such as the author and title of the article, the name of the magazine in which the article appeared, the volume and/or issue number, page numbers, and date of publication.
Example of an entry in the Readers' Guide:
SPACE STATIONS
NASA's space station approved by Congress. E. Marshall.
Science 239:19 Ja 1 '88
How to read the citation:
The subject heading in this example is SPACE STATIONS.
The title of the article is "NASA's space station approved by Congress."
The author of the article is E. Marshall.
The article appeared in the magazine Science in volume number 239 on page number 19.
The date of publication was January 1, 1988.
The next two items are electronic article resources provided by the State of Ohio through the INFOhio school library consortium.
ProQuest Electronic Resources for Social Studies[click to connect]This resource is a collection of articles from 161 periodicals selected for Ohio students and teachers, most in full-text. Most of the periodicals are magazines, but the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Columbus Dispatch are also included. Articles can be viewed at the desktop, printed locally, or e-mailed. Home access to Ohio students and teachers requires a username and password.
ProQuest Quickstart Guide (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
List of periodical titles included in the ProQuest database.
How to cite articles from the ProQuest database in MLA Style and other citation styles.
This resource is a collection of articles from more than 1,200 sources selected for students in grades 1-9. Several types of searches can be performed, and articles can be viewed at the desktop, printed locally, or e-mailed. Images can be viewed at the desktop or printed. Home access to Ohio requires the URL http://ars.sirs.com and a username and password.