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Peer Reviewed Journal
See Journal.

Periodical
The generic name for a publication issued on a regular basis (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly), like a magazine , journal or newspaper See Also : Magazine , Journal.

Periodical Index
A periodical index is a guide to the contents of periodicals. Some periodical indexes are general in coverage while others focus on a particular subject like history, poetry, engineering or medicine. Periodical indexes can be arranged in numerous ways: by author, title of the article, or subject. You would use a periodical index to find articles about a certain topic or by a certain author.   Periodical indexes may be in a print or an electronic format.

Popular Press
Publications reflecting the taste and interests of the general public.

Popular Source
Articles written to entertain and inform the general public.

Primary Source
Original manuscripts, records, or documents produced at the time an event occurred.  Includes letters, diaries, memoirs, newspapers, personal  papers, public documents, field research reports, etc.

Professional Journal
See Journal.

Proxy Service
Many databases and electronic journals provided by the the University of Texas Libraries are limited to computers in the UT Austin campus network. This is due to license requirements with the vendors that provide these databases and electronic journals.   Connecting to these resources from off campus locations requires the use of  the Library's proxy server service.  See Also: Authentication, EID

What is a proxy server? A proxy server forwards requests between a web browser and the requested website. When requests to resources licensed by the library go through the library proxy server, it will appear to originate from a UT Austin campus location.

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