Magazine, Journal and Newspaper Indexes
Note to off-campus users*
Does the Library have the magazine/journal/newspaper that you need?
Does the Library have the magazine/journal/newspaper that you need?
| Database | Coverage | Full-Text |
| American History in Video | Provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion. Video footage includes rare newsreels (including the complete series of both Universal and United), important documentaries from leading producers like The History Channel, and other archival and public affairs films. | N/A |
| Anthrosource | Digital access to the American Anthropological Association's peer reviewed journals, newsletters and bulletins. List of Journals | Some |
| ARTstor | ARTstor is a digital library of approximately 750,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. | N/A |
| Contemporary Authors | Contemporary Authors® Online offers continuous access to current biographical and bibliographical data on more than 120,000 modern authors.
Early 20th Century |
Yes |
| Credo Reference (Formerly XReferPlus) |
Full-text content from 100 reference books. 24/7 access.
Latest edition for each title |
Yes |
| CQ Researcher | 44 reports are produced each year on current issues. Numerous charts, graphs and sidebar articles -- plus a pro-con feature, a chronology, lengthy bibliographies and a list of contacts -- round out each report.
1991-current |
Yes |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography | Features comprehensive literary biographies of past and present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights. These biographies are written by recognized literary scholars and critics. The biographies discuss the lives and careers of the literary figures profiled, along with the critical response to their works. (vols. 349-current). | Yes |
| EBSCOhost
All Databases |
Broad subject coverage, including both scholarly and popular periodicals. Has several "sub-databases" from which to choose.
1984-current [abstracts]; 1990-current [full-text] |
Some |
| eHRAF World Cultures (Formerly eHRAF Collection of Ethnography) | A cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural and social life. The annually-growing eHRAF database is unique in that the information is organized into cultures and ethnic groups and the full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level. A user guide and teaching resources are also available. See the College Library's OCMs List or Yale's Short OCM List. | Yes |
| Ethnic NewsWatch | Interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish), and comprehensive full text databases of newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Designed to provide the "other side of the story," ENW titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press.
1990-current |
Yes |
| Issues & Controversies | Opposing points of view on controversial topics. From Facts.com
1995-current |
Yes |
| The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism | This reference guide provides a comprehensive historical survey of the field's most important figures, schools, and movements. More than 240 entries on critics and theorists, schools, movements, and national and ethnic groups important to the study of literary theory and criticism. | Yes |
| JSTOR | Growing archive of backfiles of journals in fields such as history, economics, political science, mathematics, philosophy, etc. Files start with the first volume of each journal.
Late 19th Century-2006 |
Yes |
| Literature Criticism Online | Contemporary Literary Criticism (vols. 1-current), Drama Criticism (vols. 35-current), Poetry Criticism (vols. 96-current), Short Story Criticism (vols. 1-current), and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (vols.1-current). | Yes |
| Literature Resource Center | Literature reference database which includes information from Contemporary Authors Online, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select and the Dictionary of Literary Biography Online, as well as other Gale products. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature.
1963-current |
Yes |
| Newspapers | Includes Electronic Image Editions (current); and America's Newspapers: The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times Magazine (1995-current) and The Philadelphia Inquirer (1981-current). | Yes |
| New York Times, Historical, Extra Edition | Access to news, editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, stock photos, and advertisements. (Non-Graphical Version)
1851-2006 |
Yes |
| Opposing Viewpoints | Premier full-text resource covering today’s hottest social issues. [Gale]
Current |
Yes |
| Project MUSE | Provides access to the full-text of over 250 scholarly journals in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, etc.
1990-current |
Yes |
| PsycARTICLES [On-Campus]
PsycARTICLES [Off-Campus] |
Published by the American Psychological Association, this database includes the full text of academic, research and practice literature in psychology and related disciplines. Journal articles from the APA, the Canadian Psychological Association and Hogrefe & Huber Publishers are available.
[Ovid - THIS INTERFACE WILL BE CANCELLED SOON] 1996-current |
Yes |
| PsycARTICLES | PsycARTICLES®, from the American Psychological Association (APA), is a definitive source of full text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. Coverage spans 1894 to present; nearly all APA journals go back to Volume 1, Issue 1. PsycARTICLES is indexed with controlled vocabulary from APA's Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms®. [EBSCO]
1894-current |
Yes |
| Wilson Web Indexes with Full-Text | Art Full Text, Education Full Text, Readers' Guide To Periodical Literature Full Text, Biography Index, Current Biography Illustrated, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, and Social Sciences Full Text.
1983-current |
Yes |
Freely available article databases and college publications are listed here.
* Due to licensing agreements, only authorized access to College indexes is available. You are "authorized" if you are on a Community College of Philadelphia campus, or through MyCCP if you are a current student, faculty or staff member. [Remote access instructions for MyCCP users are here.]
