Research Guides: AMCULT/COMM 326: American Magazines (Howard): More Secondary Sources

Getting Basic Information (circulation, etc.)

Directories to periodicals can be a valuable resource for finding basic information about a magazine, including the publisher, price, and circulation.

This list is just a starting point; to find more, search the library catalog by the subject term "American Periodicals--directories."

Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory (online--includes current year)
Provides bibliographic and publisher information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types–-academic and scholarly journals, Open Access publications, refereed (i.e. peer-reviewed) titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more--from around the world.
Ulrich's international periodicals directory (print--includes previous years)
Media Intelligence Center
Includes the last 3 years' worth of circulation and subscription statistics for newspapers and other periodicals, including digital issues, for US and Canadian publications.
Ayer directory of publications (in print from 1880)
Gale directory of publications and broadcast media (in print from 1990-present)
International Directory of Little Magazines and Small Presses

AMCULT/COMM 326: American Magazines (Howard)

Getting Basic Information (circulation, etc.)

Books about magazines