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Peer Navigator Corner: Magazines

By Kimberly Moeller   Posted in Ellis Library Journalism Library Special Collections and Archives
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Written by: Annalise Miller

Print media and hard-copy magazines may feel old-school in a digital world, but are actually a great primary source that can be used to study cultural trends, analyze public opinion, examine advertising, track political and social change over time, and better understand how people experienced and interpreted events as they were happening. Mizzou Library has a great selection of magazines both online and in the library itself.

In Ellis Library, physical copies of magazines can be found in a couple of different places. New issues are located behind the Peer Navigator desk in Information Commons 2 on the first floor of Ellis, near government documents and DVDs. Once the whole year of publications are available, these physical copies are bound together and moved into the stacks based on subject.

 

The Journalism Library, located at 401 S 9th St, Columbia, MO 65211, has an even greater selection of physical copies of magazines, including Forbes, The Scientific American, TIME, and Publishers Weekly.

Special Collections, located on the fourth floor of Ellis, is another great place to explore historic magazines (amongst other things), with some collections dating back to 1805. The collection includes bridal, religious, beauty, and sports magazines, collections title Style Before Social Media: Fifteen Fashion and Beauty Magazines, and Toys and Collectibles, as well as a variety of specialty publications, such as pet care. All of these materials can be viewed by visiting the Special Collections and Archives homepage and scheduling a time to stop by.

Special Collections also has a wide selection of online magazine exhibits. “Life in America: Sixteen Black Magazines from 1953-1998” looks at the history of influential Black news and lifestyle magazines such as Ebony, Jet, Sepia, and Emerge, that served Black audiences often overlooked by mainstream media. The exhibit highlights how these publications covered news, culture, and every day life. Another exhibit examines the rise of bridal magazines, including titles like Brides and Modern Bride that shaped wedding culture. This exhibit features issues from 1992 to 2011 and explores how print media guided engaged couples through evolving trends and the bridal industry

Online publications that are not a part of Special Collections can be accessed through Discover@MU and searching specifically for Journal/Source Title, or through databases like Fashion Studies Publications that compile magazines for easy searching.  Some of these titles include the Vogue archive, Harpaars Bazaar, and Women’s Wear Daily. 

Magazines are a great resource at the University of Missouri Libraries, whether you need them for a class, for research, or just as something interesting to flip through.

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Peer Navigator Corner: Skip the Paywall – Access Newspaper Articles

By Kimberly Moeller   Posted in Ellis Library Journalism Library Resources and Services
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Written by: Isabella Bickhaus

Almost every time I click to read an interesting news article on my phone or laptop, I’m blocked by a paywall. Although I know how to use the library to find academic articles for free, news articles are a lot trickier. This struggle is one I know other students share. 

Looking to get your hands on paper? Physical copies of current newspapers can be found in both Ellis Library and the Journalism Library on campus. In room 114 on the north wall, Ellis currently stocks these newspaper and magazine titles:

  • Catholic Worker
  • Columbia Daily Tribune
  • Columbia Missourian
  • Education Week
  • Die Zeit
  • Footwear News
  • Kansas City Star
  • London Review of Books
  • New York Times
  • New Yorks Times Book Review
  • Pensions and Investments
  • Public Citizen News
  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  • Three Penny Review
  • Times Literary Supplement
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Wall Street Journal Magazine

 

Above these shelves are QR codes that provide access to digital versions of some listed newspapers, requiring an MU login. These items cannot be checked out, but there is no limit to in-library use. As tempting as it might be to fill out the crossword puzzles, please also refrain from writing on library copies! The Journalism Library stocks many of the same titles in front of its checkout desk.

If you’re looking for historical newspapers, the ProQuest Historical Newspapers digital database offers full-image copies of ten major historical newspapers. This database spans from 1850s New York Times articles all the way up to Kansas City Call articles from 2010. With over a century of articles, there are a myriad of topics to read about, like privateering in the Civil War, attending the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, and organizing the 1984 LA Olympics. It is easy to narrow your search by date, article type, publication, and more. To learn how to find this database and other resources, check out this page “How Do I Find?” linked on the library’s home page. 

To access current newspaper articles, one option for students is Factiva. This database provides access to global, national, and regional news articles from the past two weeks in 28 languages. The layout of this site is more like an academic database site and less like a general-use newspaper website. Because of this, ProQuest has provided a LibGuide on how to successfully navigate Factiva. 

Still can’t get your hands on the article you want? Check out this guide from the Journalism Library for more resources. The new browser extension for MU students called Lean Library may also help you skip the paywall. You can also always ask for help either through the Libraries chat, via email, or by scheduling a quick consultation!