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Current Periodicals Finding Aids
How to Find Current Periodicials
All current periodicals (usually the last year of scholarly journals or the last 10-15 issues of popular weekly titles) are located in the Reference Department on the 4th floor of the Wilson Wing. Journals are organized by Library of Congress call numbers. Using the online catalog, find the record for the journal you are seeking. This record will indicate the call number.
A small number of popular titles (Time, Newsweek, etc) are located in our Popular Magazines cabinet in the Allen Mandelbaum Reading Room off the Reference Department.
If you have trouble finding a current title, please do not hesitate to ask at the Reference Desk for assistance.
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Bound periodicals are shelved in the main stacks by Library of Congress call number. Using the online catalog, find the record for the journal you are seeking. This record will indicate the call number. You can use the library location guide to find the title in the stacks.
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All the current newspapers (state, national, and foreign) are shelved alphabetically in the Newspaper shelf in the Allen Mandelbaum Reading Room off the Reference Department on the 4th floor of the Wilson Wing. Newspapers are kept for up to two weeks in this shelf.
Back to topHow to Find Old Newspapers
The back issues of the more important newspapers (state, national, and foreign) are held in the Microtext Department, first in paper and then later in microfilm. Some titles, like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal are now also available online from Proquest Historic Newspapers.
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