Magazines
Primary Source Collections
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Publications generally containing articles, stories, features, photographs, illustrations, and advertisements covering a variety of topics. Usually published on a weekly or monthly basis.
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Full Text Collections
 American Periodical Series Online
Full-image reproductions of more than 1,100 American magazines and journals published between 1741 and 1940. APS Online includes popular general interest, literary and women's magazines.
HarpWeek
Full-image reproductions of Harper's Weekly, one of the most important 19th century American weeklies. 1857-1912.
Internet Library of Early Journals
Searchable collection of six British journals published during the 18th and 19th centuries.
JSTOR
An electronic archive of backfiles of over 350 scholarly journals.
Making of America (Cornell University)
Searchable collection of magazines and journals published primarily between 1840 and 1900.
Making of America (University of Michigan)
Searchable collection of magazines and journals published primarily between 1850 and 1877.
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Indexes and Bibliographies
Academic Search Premier
Indexes over 8,000 scholarly journals and popular magazines in all areas of study. Full-text articles provided for more than 4,600 titles.
Alternative Press Index
Coverage: 1991-present
An index to 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
Alternative Press Index Archive
Coverage: 1969-1990
An index to 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
Humanities & Social Science Index Retrospective: 1907-1984
Coverage: 1907-1984
Indexes the core scholarly journals published as far back as 1907.
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature
Location: Ref AI3 .P7
Coverage: 1802-1906
Indexes 470 American and British periodicals.
Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982
Coverage: 1890-1982
Indexes and abstracts 240 popular magazines in the United States and Canada.
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Location: Ref AI3 .R4
Coverage: 1982-present
Indexes and abstracts 240 popular magazines in the United States and Canada.
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900
Location: Ref AI3 .W45
Coverage: 1824-1900
Tables of contents and author bibliographies for articles from 43 major quarterlies and monthlies published in Great Britain.
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Library Catalog Searches
Use the table below to develop search strings for locating primary source bibliographies and collections in library catalogs. Words in the table and accompanying examples are derived from Library of Congress subject headings. Words enclosed in [ ] must be replaced with specific descriptors (e.g., use american in place of [nationality].
| bibliographies
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periodicals and bibliography
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and
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[ethnic group]
[gender]
[nationality]
[topic]
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| indexes
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periodicals and indexes
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and
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[ethnic group]
[gender]
[nationality]
[topic]
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| related titles
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periodicals
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and
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[ethnic group]
[location]
[topic]
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In ALEX
- Choose the Advanced Search tab.
- Place each phrase or modifier in its own box.
- Change the defaults in the drop-down menus to the right to "as a phrase" and "subject" for entries shown in the "Enter this phrase" column from the taable above.
- Use a (?) to truncate words.
In WorldCat
- Place each phrase or modifier in its own box.
- Search by Subject for entries from the "Enter this phrase" column.
- Use an (*) to truncate words.
Sample searches:
- bibliography AND periodicals AND african american?
- periodicals AND pennsylvania
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(Reviewed: August 1, 2008)
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