"Periodicals" are publications that come out on a regular schedule (magazines, journals, newspapers). This guide covers periodicals available for free over the web.
You should be aware that the ACC Library subscribes to many online periodical indexes that are generally superior to the free sources listed below. These are restricted to use by ACC students and staff. If used from off-campus you will log in using your name and 7-digit ACC I.D. number.
For background information on using periodicals, look at the study guide Finding Periodical Articles.
For information on the differences between popular magazines and scholarly journals, look at the study guide Magazines vs Journals.
Free full-text sources || Free Newspapers || Directories of online periodicals
FindArticles.com - Full text of articles from over 300 periodicals, mainly popular magazines, but a few scholarly journals are included. This usually only goes back a few years. You can search all the periodicals or limit it to certain subject areas.
Magportal - Over 150 online full-text magazines are searchable by keyword or by topic.
Open J-Gate - Articles from more than 4400 full-text journals, including Peer Reviewed journals.
Open Science Directory - Access to 13,000 scientific journals.
Austin American-Statesman - The web version of the local daily paper. The latest week of articles is included. (Note: The library subscribes to the archives of the Statesman. Restricted to students and staff.)
The Christian Science Monitor - The current day's newspaper. Archives are also available for the past five days for free, earlier days for a fee.
Los Angeles Times - Site contains most of the current day's paper. The most recent week is also available. Free registration required. Archives are available from 1990 for a fee.
New York Times - Site contains most of the current day's National edition newspaper, plus some weekly features. Registration is free. (Personal email account necessary)
The Washington Post - In
addition to the full text of every story from the current day's edition, the
site contains breaking news updates. The past 2 weeks of Post articles are available
for searching. Access to earlier articles requires a fee.
There are many
others. See the Directories, below, for more.
Directory of Open Access Journals - Links to almost 600 free online scholarly journals, which can be searched for by title or by subject.
ERIL: Electronic Resources in Libraries - Links to sources of free online periodicals aimed at academic topics. The list isn't annotated so sometimes it's hard to tell what the topic is.
Google's Directory of online magazines and e-zines - Web-based periodicals arranged by subjects.
HighWire Press - This site from Standford University emphasizes the life sciences and medicine. It links to several hundred free online periodicals, most of them fairly advanced and specialized.
LC Lists of Newspapers, Periodicals and News Resources - Library of Congress. Lists of Newspaper & Periodical Resources on the Internet.
Metagrid - Links to over 6000 free online newspapers and magazines from around the world. Browseable by location or subject.
Newslink - Links to online newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations in the U.S.
Online Newspapers - Huge list of online newspapers from around the world, divided into geographic regions.
U.S. Newspaper List - Directory of hundreds of online newspapers. Also includes links to TV and radio station web sites.
Yahoo! - News and Media - Browseable by topics, e.g., art or health.