Unit 7

Types of Information: Focus on Periodicals

Search Terms

• (internet or web) and (advertising or commercial) and radio
• limited the search to magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals.

Articles

1. Scholarly Journal
• Harwood, Emily D. "Staying Afloat in the Internet Stream: How to Keep Web Radio from Drowning in Digital Copyright Royalties." Federal Communications Law Journal 56.3 (2004): 673-96. ProQuest. Web. 20 May 2013.
• I chose this article because i hadn't come across many other references to the legal perspective. It is a scholarly journal because it is the official journal of the Federal Communications Bar Association. This association is comprised of attorneys and other professionals. Some articles are even written by members of congress. The articles are edited and proofread before publication. This article references the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) another good point for research.
2. Popular Magazine
• Donaldson, Sonya A. "LET THE (WEB) MUSIC PLAY; Despite Growing Audience, Fledgling Internet Radio Stations have a Tough, Uphill Battle." Black Enterprise 2003: 57-. ProQuest. Web. 20 May 2013 .
• I chose this article because it was the most relevant to my search goals. It is a popular magazine that is published monthly. The flashy covers suggest an interest in profit over education. It articles do not appear to be reviewed and use non technical language.
3. Newspaper
• By, William M. "Radio Stations make Waves on the Web." Wall Street Journal: 0. Jul 23 1998. ProQuest. Web. 20 May 2013 .
• I chose this article because the Wall Street Journal is a well known and reputable Newspaper. An older article it shows a slightly historical perspective on Internet radio. The article discusses the difficulties internet radio faced in terms of advertising profits and the threat internet radio possed to disc jockeys as they are unnecessary for internet radio. The article also lists a variety of internet radio stations to explore.

Summing It Up

I started this units research by opening up both ProQuest and Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHOST). I was immediately drawn to the ProQuest search so i closed EBSCOHOST. I entered in my search terms and  limitations. I came up with 68617 results so i ordered them by most recent to least. Realizing this was showing me allot of recent but irrelevant articles with web in the citation i went back to relevant. I chose one relevant article from all the required types. 

Thanks,

Melissa