Library Guides: COMM 461: Magazine Writing: Home

Larry & Ellen Foster Librarian for Communications

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309-D Paterno Library
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814.867.6051

Subjects: Advertising, Campus: University Park, Communication Arts and Sciences, Communications, Communications and Media Studies, Film-Video Studies, News Sources

Finding Magazines and Info about Them

Ulrich'sWeb This link opens in a new window
Use Ulrichsweb.com to discover and build lists of magazines that match various aspects you are interested in. For example, you can look for periodicals by title, but also by things like subscription price, publisher information, frequency of publication, and topics of interest. In some cases circulation and advertising data, tables of contents, and links to online materials are provided.
Ulrichsweb.com provides data on over a quarter-million serials titles (magazines, newspapers, newsletters, journals, etc...) produced around the world. Information typically provided includes: status (active/inactive),subscription price, publisher information, frequency of publication, ISSN, whether the publication is refereed, and which indexes cover the title. In some cases circulation and advertising data, tables of contents, and links to online materials are provided. Includes reviews from the publication Magazines for Libraries.
SRDS Media Planning Platform This link opens in a new window
SRDS is primarily a resource for finding places to advertise, but it can also be used to identify media outlets by geography, along with information about them. You can also get demographic information about the DMA (Designated Market Area) or media market from which the publication operates by clicking "Market Maps & Data" in the upper tool bar.
SRDS provides a number of different advertising sources covering: television, radio, newspapers,and consumer and business publications.
AAM Media Intelligence Center This link opens in a new window
The Alliance for Audited Media's Media IntelligenceCenter provides independently verified print and digital media data that can be used to perform competitive analyses and for media buys. Includes distribution data for nearly 2,700 of the top publishers in North America, along with their media kits in many cases.
The Alliance for Audited Media's Media IntelligenceCenter is a trusted source for cross-media data and analytics, providing independently verified print and digital media data that can be used to perform competitive analyses and for media buys. Includes distribution data for nearly 2,700 of the top publishers in North America.

Finding Articles Published in Magazines

You can use our eJournal Search feature to look up our online access to magazines and journals.

PressReader [full page reproduction] This link opens in a new window
If you are interested in looking up magazines from around the world to see their layouts in page reproduction, PressReader can provide that for thousands of magazines and newspapers from around the world.
PressReader provides a global perspective on the World's events and news and is the most convenient and complete way to read all your favorite newspapers on one site. Users will gain access to newspapers from within the library, from home and around the world on the day they are published. Researchers will find convenient searching, a traditional 2-page newspaper view, table of contents, article jumps (linking article sections) and easy to read text views. PressDisplay can also provide translations into ten major foreign languages.