Print Periodicals Collection
The term periodicals includes journals, magazines and newspapers, and collectively are referred to as serials (although some of these terms are interchangeable).
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- Periodicals, as distinct from journals or magazines, may sometimes be cataloged as part of our book collections
- At the most basic level these are cataloged at the title level (e.g., The Supreme Court Reporter in the Reference Collection). These titles are sometimes called "open entry" titles
- Sometimes periodical issues have distinctive titles and subject focus for each issue (e.g., New Directions for Higher Education in our General Collection). These issues are individually cataloged to provide the most accurate title and subject access, but are shelved together
- Finally, some periodicals are so unique that they are cataloged separately and scattered throughout our collection (e.g., Hortus Musicus). These are often called "series"
- Journals are scholarly publications.
- Typically there are minimal advertisements, articles tend to be longer with references/bibliography, and the author of the article is prominently displayedMagazines tend to be more popular than scholarly
- Magazines have more popular content
- Advertisements are more prominent, articles tend to be shorter, rarely with references, and sometimes without author attribution
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Newspapers focus on immediacy and often a local focus
- Online Journals
- Some periodicals are available online. See the Find Articles page for more information and instructions.
- Periodicals, as distinct from journals or magazines, may sometimes be cataloged as part of our book collections
- The Periodicals area consists of the following distinct areas:
- Current Periodicals including newspapers
- Bound Periodicals
- Microfilm Periodicals
- ERIC Documents
- Microfilm Books
- A Periodicals Help Desk is located at the 2nd floor Library entrance to assist with finding and making copies of articles and assisting users with the microfilm readers/printers. This desk can also check out books from the 3rd and 4th floor collections
Contact Information
- Supervisor: Gloria Turner : Zahnow Library 240 : 989.964.4241 gjt(at)svsu.edu
- Circulation Desk : 989.964.7126
Public Access Equipment
- Photocopy machines are located in a glassed in room (10 cents per page)
- Additional photocopiers are located on the 1st floor just south of the elevator
- Microfilm reader/printers are located south of the Photocopy Room (10 cents per page)
Policies
- Microfilm books may circulate out of the Library. All other collections are In Library Use Only.
Collections
- Current Periodicals and Newspapers
- Located to your right as you leave the stairs and elevator, these issues are on slanted shelving arranged alphabetically by title
- Current issue is displayed with back issues available by lifting shelf
- Newspapers are located at the start of the collection in hanging folders
- Bound Periodicals
- Located to your left as you leave the stairs and elevator, these issues are on traditional book shelving arranged alphabetically by title
- Microfilm Periodicals
- Located in cabinets between Current and Bound Periodicals, arranged alphabeticaly by title
- NOTE: some periodicals are in microfiche format and are located in a separate cabinet, also arranged alphabetically by title
- ERIC Documents
- Located in cabinets near the Bound Periodicals, these documents are in microfiche format
- They are arranged by ERIC Document serial numbers (ED xxxxx)
- Use ERIC to find the ED number for a document (use FirstSearch, CSA or Web versions of ERIC)
- Microfilm Books
- Located in cabinets to the west of the Microfilm Periodicals arranged by call number
- Use CardCat to find the call numbers for these books