Our Interlibrary Loan service allows current PNW faculty, staff, and students to borrow material that is not owned by our library. Your request can be submitted through Tipasa, our cloud-based management system that enables users to place, track, and keep a history of requests from a personal online account.
Books are generally delivered within 7 days and articles within a few days. The loan period of physical items are subject to the lending libraries’ policies and the articles are yours to keep.
Popular Journal
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Authors: Reporters, Magazine staff, Freelance Writers |
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Audience: General Public |
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Purpose: Inform, entertain, cover special interests |
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Content: Personalities, news and general interest articles |
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Language: Non-technical |
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Articles: Brief, providing broad overviews |
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Review Process: No Formal peer review process, reviewed by editors on staff |
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Bibliography: Articles rarely include references |
Professional/Trade
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Authors: Practitioners, Educators, Specialists within the profession or trade |
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Audience: Professional in the fields, Researchers, and students |
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Purpose: Provide information and news to practitioners in a profession |
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Content: New trends, techniques and organizational news |
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Language: Technical terminology of the profession |
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Articles: Length varies |
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Review Process: Includes some peer-review periodicals, most are reviewed by editors (often professionals in the field) |
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Bibliography: Occasionally cite sources |
Scholarly Journal
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Authors: Scholars, Researchers, Experts in the Field |
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Audience: Researchers, Scholars, Students |
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Purpose: Inform, report, and share original research and experimentation with the rest of the scholarly world |
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Content: Research results, methodology, and theory |
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Language: Terminology and language of the discipline, the reader is assumed to have a similar background |
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Articles: Lengthy, providing in-depth analysis |
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Review Process: Reviewed by a board of experts in the field (refereed) or by the author’s peers (peer-reviewed) |
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Bibliography: References/ Bibliographies are always included. Bibliographies or endnotes are informal style |