Library Guides: COMP-303 Critical Reading and Writing: Popular Culture

About Journal & Magazine Titles

Journal Finder + This link opens in a new window
A finding tool for journals and other publications by title (i.e. journal titles, not article titles), by subject, by publisher, or by ISSN/ISBN.
Basic Searching (Also: tips for Advanced Search; Discipline Limited Searching; Browsing features)
Overview tutorial on how to use Journal Finder + (Publication Finder)

Search and find journals, magazines and newspapers.

To evaluate content of a journal or magazine title, 1) search the title, 2) access the journal/magazine record, and then 3) view the publication's description and to see if it is scholarly or peer reviewed.

Popular Culture - Journals

To find journals and magazines on popular culture, use the Journal Finder+ and try a search for popular culture. Select a title from the list, then browse or search issues for topic, song or lyrics, worldview, ethical issues and more. Use the "Search within this publication" link on the publication page to search all issues of the journal or drill down through the dates and volumes.

Sample Popular Culture Journal Titles

Americana - Explores the function of signs and symbols in popular culture.
Career Development Quarterly - "Articles on career assessment & measurement, career counseling practices, career indecision, information, salience, self-efficacy, theory, transitions, gender issues, case histories & work & family."
Journal of Popular Culture - Includes "essays and book reviews on popular culture in all areas of the arts, humanities, social sciences and physical sciences."
Journal of Religion & Popular Culture (full text delay 6 months) - Covers topics in religion and popular culture.
Studies in Popular Culture - Discusses aspect of American or international, contemporary or historical, popular culture.

Popular Culture - Magazines

Use Journal Finder+ to search the selected titles below. Then use the "Search within this publication" link or drill down through the issues/dates to browse a single issue. When available, access the PDF full text version.

Cosmopolitan
Entertainment Weekly
Good Housekeeping
InStyle
Men's Health
National Geographic (full text delay 3 months)
People
Popular Mechanics
Popular Science
Rolling Stone
Seventeen
Sports Illustrated
Time
Vanity Fair
Vogue

Popular Culture - Books & Ebooks

Catalog This link opens in a new window
ORU's online listing of books, ebooks, audiobooks, reference materials, faculty reserves, special collections, subscription journal titles, etc. to which ORU users have access. Entries contain bibliographic information about each entry on the Sierra system.
Search tips(Also, other tabs offer information regarding how to: navigate the catalog, renew books, perform other searches)

To find books and ebooks, try a subject. keyword, or title search for popular culture.

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Authoritative ebooks in a wide range of subject areas.
TIP: The Bookshelf feature allows you to store ebooks, create notes, highlight text, add Web links, and more. To access or create your personalized bookshelf, click the Bookshelf link in Ebook Central and sign in using your ORU Single Sign-On (SSO). To delete ebook titles, highlights and notes in your bookshelf, use the delete trash icon at the right in your folder.
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Try a search using key words that describe your selected work. For example, opens new windowBob Dylan's Hurricane lyrics.

Sample Titles:

At the Crossroads: An Insider's Look at the Past, Present, and Future of Contemporary Christian Music by Charlie Peacock
Call Number: ML3187.5 .P37 1999
ISBN: 0805418229
Publication Date: 1999
Apostles of Rock by Jay R. Howard; John M. Streck
Call Number: ML3187.5.H68 1999
ISBN: 9780813121055
Publication Date: 1999
Living in the Rock N Roll Mystery: Reading Context, Self, and Others as Clues by Jay R. Howard; John M. Streck
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9780809316106
Publication Date: 1991
The Point of It All by Charles Krauthammer; Daniel Krauthammer (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781984825483
Publication Date: 2018

News & Newspaper Databases

Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Coverage from newspapers, newswires, news magazines; sources include CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, AP
More database information from EBSCO, including a title list.
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Real-time full-text wire feed content from the Associated Press on a continuous basis.
Regional Business News Plus This link opens in a new window
Coverage for full-text business publications, on a regional level, for the United States and Canadian provinces; provides access to essential newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, trade publications, newswires, videos and more.
More database information from Ebsco, including title lists.
US Major Dailies This link opens in a new window
Newspapers include Chicago Tribune (1996-present), Los Angeles Times (1996-present), New York Times (1980-present), New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine (1997-present), Wall Street Journal (1984-present), and Washington Post (1987-present)
TIP: Use "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. For additional searching help, click on "Search tips" above the search box on Advanced Search screen; also notice links for Thesaurus and Field codes specific to this database. (On the Basic Search screen, "Search tips" is located under the search box Enter button).
Advanced Search screen: Use for filtering by Company/Organization, looking up NAICS codes, selecting specific Document types, etc.