The Readers Guide to Periodical Literature guides readers to articles in which type of periodicals?

• A. Articles in popular magazines
• B. Books in libraries
• C. Technical reports
• D. Government documents

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature is a reference tool designed to locate articles in magazines that are broadly popular and general-interest. It compiles citations to magazine articles from general-interest periodicals, helping you find where an article appeared, often with subject headings and page numbers. It isn’t a catalog for books in libraries, nor a path to technical reports or government documents—those materials are found through other specialized indexes and catalogs. So, since the guide focuses specifically on magazine articles from popular periodicals, it’s the best fit for directing you to articles in those types of periodicals.