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Sources of Information Information can come from virtually anywhere -- personal experiences, books, articles, expert opinions, encyclopedias, the Web -- and the type of information you need will change depending on the question you are trying to answer. Look at the following sources of information. Notice the similarities between them. 实际上，信息可以来自任何地方——个人经历、书、文章、专家意见、百科全书以及web等。你需要什么样的信息取决于你想要解决的问题。请看下列信息源。注意它们之间的相似性。 A magazine is a collection of articles and images about diverse topics of popular interest and current events. Usually these articles are written by journalists or scholars and are geared toward the average adult. Magazines may cover very serious material, but to find consistent scholarly information you should use journals. 杂志收集了关于流行热点和和当前实事的各种各样的文章和观点。通常这些文章是新闻工作者或者学者撰写的，主要供大多数成年人阅读。杂志可能覆盖十分“严肃”材料，但是为了找到可靠的学术信息你应该使用期刊。 Magazines, like journals and newspapers, are called periodicals because they are published at regular intervals throughout the year. Print magazines can be found in bookstores and libraries. Electronic magazines, called e-zines, can be found on the Web and sometimes in digital library collections. 杂志，像期刊和报纸一样，被叫做“定期刊物”，因为它们在每一年中都以有规律的时间间隔出版。你能在例如书店，图书馆等许多地方找到印刷的杂志。电子杂志，又叫做e---zines,可以从网络上或者“电子图书馆”的收藏中得到。 Use a Magazine 使用杂志 to find information or opinions about popular culture to find up-to-date information about current events to find general articles for people who are not necessarily specialists about the topic ??? 为了寻找关于流行文化的信息和观点 ??? 为了得到当前事件的实时信息 ??? 为了找到供某一领域非专业人士阅读的文章 Examples of Magazines 杂志的例子 U.S. News and World Report 《美国新闻和世界报道》 Ebony New Yorker 《纽约人》 Sports Illustrated 《体育画报》 期刊 A journal is a collection of articles usually written by scholars in an academic or professional field. An editorial board reviews articles to decide whether they should be accepted. Articles in journals can cover very specific topics or narrow fields of research. Since journals are published on a regular or periodic basis they ar