Magazines & Journals
See also this page for a list of some popular magazine titles.
- Academic Search Complete (Ebsco)References to or full text of journal and magazine articles, major newspaper articles, book reviews, and more. Some PDF content going back as far as 1887. Includes popular periodicals like Newsweek, Time, U.S. News and World Report. To search those publications click here and add your keywords and specific time period.
- American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection (1691-1877; Ebsco)American (and some British) magazines and journals.
- American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection (1681-1865; Gale)American (and some British) magazines and journals. Fills in gaps and includes new titles that were never part of the original collection (from Ebsco).
- American Periodicals Series (1740-1940s; Proquest)Magazines and journals that began publishing between 1740 and 1940.
- Black American Series (JSTOR, Reveal Digital)Periodicals from the Black Power, Black Arts, Black Nationalism, Separatism, and Black Feminism movements.
- Black Studies Center (1900-present; Proquest)Scholarly journals, commissioned essays by scholars in Black Studies, historic indexes, and the Chicago Defender newspaper, 1910-1975.
- British Periodicals (1681-1939; Proquest)British magazines and journals.
- C19: The Nineteenth Century IndexReferences to or full text of books, periodicals, newspapers, government publications, reference material, and archival collections. This database includes The Wellesley Index for Victorian Periodicals, Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, Periodicals Index Online, and more.
- Economist Historical Archive (1843-2020; Gale)The Economist, a weekly publication providing timely reporting, concise commentary and comprehensive appraisal of global news, spanning centuries and continents.
- Eight Centuries (Paratext)References to books, journals, newspapers, art images, and other documents published before 1930.
- Eighteenth Century Journals (ca. 1685-1835; Adam Matthew)British magazines.
- Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive (1880-2000; Proquest)Twenty-six major entertainment trade and consumer magazines, including Broadcasting, Billboard, Boxoffice, Melody Maker, The Stage, and Variety.
- Godey's Lady's Book, (1830-1898; Accessible Archives)American women's magazine.
- HarpWeek (1857-1912)Harper's Weekly, an American magazine.
- HathiTrust Digital LibraryShared digital repository of millions of library books and journals converted from print resources owned by research institutions around the world. HathiTrust Digital Library does not permit viewing or downloading of books that are still under copyright. NOTE: The individual titles in this database are only listed in Discover not the Local Catalog.
- Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective (1907-1984; Ebsco)References to magazine and journal articles. NOTE: Many the periodicals in this database will NOT be available full text.
- Independent Voices (late 20th C.; JSTOR, Reveal Digital)Alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals produced by feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Hispanics, LGBT activists, the extreme right-wing press and alternative literary magazines.
- Independent Voices: Feminist (JSTOR Reveal)Alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals.
- MasterFILE Complete (1922-present; Ebsco)Includes popular periodicals like Newsweek, Time, U.S. News and World Report. To search those publications click here and add your keywords and specific time period.
- The Militant (1954- )A socialist weekly magazine.
- Modernist Journals Project (early 20th century)Digital editions of culturally significant magazines from the early 20th century.
- National Geographic (1888-45 days ago; Gale)A Metropolitan Library (OKC public) database. Sign up for a library card if you don't have one. Complete archive of the magazine.
- New York Review of Books (1963-present)Publishes articles, essays, and reviews of books on a variety of subjects, including literature, culture, the arts, economics, science, and current affairs.
- Nineteenth Century U.K. Periodicals (Gale)Primarily published in England, but also in Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, and elsewhere.
- Opinion Archives (MasterKey)Includes:
-America's Quarterly (2007-present)
-American Spectator (1967-present)
-Commentary (1945-present)
- Commonweal (1924-present)
-Dissent (1954-present)
-Harpers Magazine (1850-present)
-La Follette's (~1909-1929)
-National Review (1955-2020)
-New Yorker (1925-present)
-New Republic (1914-2020)
-New York Review of Books (1963-present)
-Progressive (1929-present)
-Weekly Standard (1995-2018)
--References only to other periodicals also. - Readers' Guide Retrospective (1905-1983; Ebsco)References to magazines and journals published in the U.S. Includes popular periodicals like Newsweek, Time, U.S. News and World Report. To search those publications click here and add your keywords and specific time period. NOTE: Many the periodicals in this database will NOT be available full text. See this page for locations of popular periodicals or search the Local Catalog for the title of the periodical.
- Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection (Gale)More than 1000 pamphlets, proclamations, newsbooks and newspapers from the period.
- SUR (1931-1992; Gale)Literary magazine published in Latin America. Featured the writings of leading figures in literature, philosophy, history, and the arts from Latin America, North America, and Western Europe.
- Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels (Alexander Street)Focuses on adult comic books and graphic novels, from the first underground comix in the 1960s to modern graphic novels. The collection contains over 75,000 pages of comics and graphic novels, in addition to over 25,000 pages of interviews, criticism, and journal articles.
- Women's Magazine Archive (dates below; Proquest)NOTE: full text PDF download is restricted to a single page or page spread for the titles indicated.
-Better Homes & Gardens (1922-2005)
-Chatelaine (1928-2005)
-Cosmopolitan (1886-2005) - One page only
-Essence (1970-2005)
-Good Housekeeping (1885-2005) - One page only
-Ladies’ Home Journal (1883-2005)
-Parents (1926-2005)
-Redbook (1903-2005) - One page only
-Seventeen (1944-2005) - One page only
-Town and Country (1846-2005) - One page only
-Woman’s Day (1937-2005) - One page only
-Women’s International Network News (1975-2003)
Politics, Commentary, Culture
NOTES: Except for the WSJ and NYT, access is to what was in print, not website-only content. May not contain the most current issue available.
- Current Newspapers (Proquest)Includes the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
- New York Times (NYTimes.com)Users must create an account to access NYTimes.com. Click here to set up your NYTimes.com account.
- Wall Street JournalUsers must create an account using their OU credentials in order to use this resource and will need to refresh their access on an annual basis.