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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):
Note: The links to Foreign Affairs only provide articles that were published in the magazine's print edition, which means that some articles from foreignaffairs.com are not included.
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.
Please 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.