Periodical Directories

Directories to periodicals, serials, journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, etc.

Resources in this category:

Alternative Press Index
http://www.altpress.org/

This website is "dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press." It contains a directory of publications indexed in the Alternative Press Index with information such as publisher, editors, circulation, subscription cost, URL and contact information for each entry.

Australian Newspapers on the Internet
http://www.nla.gov.au/npapers/

Comprehensive list of links to Australian newspapers online. Part of the National Library of Australia Internet Subject Lists project.

Catalog of US Government Publications
http://catalog.gpo.gov/F

Search government publications by author, title, subject area, or keywords on this site.

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/

Directory of newspapers published in the United States from 1690 until the present. Search and view old newspaper pages from 1900 to 1910 from several states and Washington D.C. Maintained by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
http://www.cnhi.com/newspapers/

The website of this parent newspaper company includes a listing and links, where available, of more than 200 daily, semiweekly, and weekly community newspapers in 23 states. Click on the map to find the avaiable newspapers in the each state.

Directory of Open Access Journals
http://www.doaj.org/

This site contains a directory of web sites for numerous publicly available academic and scientific journals, and a full-text journal article search engine.

Documents in the News
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/docnews.html

Provided by The University of Michigan's Government Documents Center, this searchable site allows patrons to view text of notable legislation.

ePodunk
http://www.epodunk.com/search/newspapers.html

Search for local and community newspapers throughout the U.S.

FindArticles.com
http://findarticles.com/

This intensive archive contains articles dating back to 1984 from several hundred magazines and journals. Search for articles by topic: Arts & Entertainment, Automotive, Business & Finance, Computers & Technology, Health & Fitness, Home & Garden, News & Society, Reference & Education, and Sports.

1stHeadlines
http://www.1stheadlines.com/

Compare headlines from over 300 newspaper, broadcast and online media sources. Updated every 15 minutes.

The Free Library
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/

Compiles an enormous amount of published material - journals, magazines, blog postings, and classic literary texts. Organized by subject, author, or title.

MagPortal.com
http://www.MagPortal.com/

A searchable, browsable directory of magazine articles that are available online. Updated every business day.

MetaGrid
http://www.metagrid.com/

Access to 8,000 newspaper and magazine resources.

News and Newspapers Online
http://library.uncg.edu/news/

Extensive international newspaper collection; searchable by geographic area or langauge. Maintained by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Libraries.

NewsVoyager
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm

Search for local newspapers in the U.S.

Online Newspapers.com
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/

Links to thousands of newspapers from all over the world, categorized by country. United States and Canadian newspapers are divided by state/province.

The Paperboy
http://www.thepaperboy.com/

Search for magazines and newspapers by country, U.S. state, name, or topic. Also, provides an excellent virtual interface for reading the most popular newspapers online.

Publist.com
http://www.publist.com/

Provides a directory of information on over 150,000 publications. More than half of the titles are published outside the United States. Publications consist of magazines, newspapers, periodicals, serials, and more. Free registration at the site is required.