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Magazines

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Simpson Library subscribes to several databases that include current magazines. Anyone with a UMW password can use these databases:

 

 

Below are direct links to some noteworthy magazines (not a comprehensive list):

Current magazines in print

Simpson Library subscribes to several magazines in print. The current issues of these magazines, as well as some recent back issues, are available in the Periodicals section of Simpson Library, located on the first floor behind the central stairwell. These issues may not be checked out, but may be photocopied or scanned.

Among the magazines that the library subscribes to are The Atlantic, The Economist, National Geographic, New Scientist, The New Yorker, Scientific American, Smithsonian, and Time.

Caution

Triangular yellow caution signPlease note: magazines are not scholarly sources. They can be used as primary sources for studying history and culture.

If you are looking for scholarly sources, please use the library's other online guides, or contact a librarian at 540-654-1148 or refdesk@umw.edu.