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Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Locate General Information on Your Topic and Read to Refine It Further 1. Two essential points Library research Individual thinking 2. Division of Library Sources Three types: reference books, periodicals, and general books (1) Reference books include dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, handbooks and bibliographies. (2) Periodicals include journals, magazines, and newspapers. 3. The differences between journals and magazines (1) content and readership Journals usually refer to scholarly or professional periodical publications such as English Education for a professional readership. Magazines are non-specialized periodicals such as Newsweek for a much broader readership. (2) some technical aspects Journals are published quarterly, whereas magazines usually appear weekly or monthly. Journals have a continuous pagination for all the issues over a period of one year. Each issue of a magazine has an exclusive pagination. 4. General books General books are listed alphabetically in the library’s general catalog. 5. Library Service System (1) The Reference Section The reference section of a library contains reference books and many college libraries attach reading-rooms to the reference section. You particularly need to familiarize yourself with those related to your specialty as an English major. (2) The Card Catalog The card catalog is the general directory of books available in the library. It usually takes the form of three sets of cards alphabetically arranged by the author’s last name, title of the book, and subject-heading respectively. involve any knowledge beyond the authors’ specialty. (4) It can be easily seen that there will be sufficient materials for research on both topics. (5) Students have put appropriate limits to their topics to meet the specific length requirement for their B. A. thesis assignment. 6. Four points of choosing and limiting a topic (1) Interest Does the topic stimulate your own curiosity, and possib