Media Studies: Magazines

Scholarly and general interest sources in business, medicine, humanities, social sciences, and science and technology, including books, journal and magazine articles, bibliographies, and trade publications.

Searchable text and images from Liberty, a weekly news, arts, and culture magazine published in the 1920s-1950s.

Digital archive of full issues of the magazine National Geographic from the years 1888-2020, covering culture, history, and geography.

"From 1841 to 1992 Punch was the world’s most celebrated magazine of humour and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity – and how the rest of the world saw the British (Gale)."

Searchable backfile of the journal Artforum (later Artforum International) containing reviews, features, and interviews relating to artists, exhibitions, publications, and other art world events.

Magazines serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and related communities, published from the 1950s to the present.

Independently-produced newspapers, magazines, and journals published by alternative presses and activist organizations.

Searchable archive of the weekly magazine The Listener, with transcripts of early radio programs from the BBC, book reviews, and previews of upcoming programs.

Full articles from leading home improvement magazines and videos of different home improvement projects.

Magazines and reference books covering a wide range of academic and non-academic subjects like business, health, education, fitness, sports and leisure, personal finance, general science, multicultural issues, DIY and fashion. Also includes photos, maps, flags, and videos.

Popular magazines, reference books, biographies, maps, photographs, images, and other primary source documents for use in research for middle and high school students.

Archived issues of The Economist Historical from the years 1843-2020, a newspaper covering political, business, scientific, technological, and cultural developments and the connections between them.

This magazine archive "provides the key to understanding the pre-television era with a focus on popular entertainment and the rise of youth culture... Picture Post’s innovative use of photo-journalism captured the imagination of the British people, with readership at its peak estimated at 80% of the population (Gale)."

This collection is "the chance to look behind the glass of the Smithsonian exhibits and collections and provides patrons access to "archives that span multidisciplinary topics for both research and education (Gale)." Rice University owns access to the following modules: 1) World's Fairs and Expositions: Visions of Tomorrow; 2) Trade Literature and the Merchandising of America, 1820-1923; 3) Evolution of Flight, 1784-1991; and 4) Smithsonian (1970-2010) and Air & Space Magazine (1986-2010) Archive.

"This full-text Spanish-language database covers a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety of sources, including reference books, general interest magazines and health reports.

Content Includes:
-​More than 150 multidisciplinary reference books
-More than 50 general interest magazines
-More than 2,500 health reports
-More than 1 million images with captions in Spanish


Esta base de datos en español de texto completo cubre una amplia gama de temas dentro y fuera de la academia. Ofrece contenido de una variedad de fuentes, incluidos libros de referencia, revistas de interés general e informes de salud.

El contenido incluye:
-Más de 150 libros de referencia multidisciplinarios
-Más de 50 revistas de interés general
-Más de 2,500 informes de salud
-Más de 1 millón de imágenes con subtítulos en español
(EBSCO)"

Scientific American is the world's premier magazine of scientific discovery and technological innovation for the general public. Readers turn to it for a deep understanding of how science and technology can influence human affairs and illuminate the natural world. Its readers are not primarily scientists; to the extent that they have technical backgrounds, they read Scientific American for information about areas outside their expertise. In every issue, leading scientists, inventors and engineers from diverse fields describe their ideas and achievements in clear and accessible prose; the work of select journalists rounds out the offerings. The graphics are rich in content and visual style. Fulltext access from 1845-Current.