Reference Resources for Magazines
Zinio
Download and read dozens of popular magazine titles on your computer or portable device. Zinio recreates magazines page-for-page, including full-color pictures and interactive media elements such as audio and video.
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ConsumerReports.org
As a library user, you have full access to all of the valuable content on ConsumerReports.org through your library membership, including ratings and recommendations on thousands of products and services in categories such as appliances, cars, electronics and computers, home and garden, health and fitness, babies and kids, food, personal finance, and travel.
- Consumer Reports magazine is also available in full-color, page-for-page digital format through our Zinio service.
General OneFile
A one-stop source for millions of full-text news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
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Cosmopolitan
Lifestyle magazine for young working women. Includes general interest features, personality profiles, movie, book, and music reviews, and service editorials on beauty, fashion, home decorating, food, nutrition, diet, health, and fitness. Browse or search full text from 1996 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
- Also available in full-color, page-for-page digital format through our Zinio service.
Entertainment Weekly
A magazine reporting on trends in the entertainment industry. Features reviews and reports on current and noteworthy evens in television, movies, video, music, and kids' entertainment, as well as celebrity gossip. Browse or search full text from 1990 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
Family Handyman
A monthly do-it-yourself home improvement magazine featuring home repair and remodeling information, new product reviews, new ideas, and features such as auto repair, woodworking projects, appliance repair, and answers to reader problems. Browse or search full text from 1991 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
- Also available in full-color, page-for-page digital format through our Zinio service.
Good Housekeeping
A consumer magazine focusing on issues for women, home and family. Articles focus on health, beauty, relationships, fitness and interior decoration. Browse or search full text from 1996 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
- Also available in full-color, page-for-page digital format through our Zinio service.
Men's Health
A men's magazine dedicated to helping men take control of their physical, mental and emotional lives, and showing men the practical and positive actions that make their lives better. Browse or search full text from 1993 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
- Also available in full-color, page-for-page digital format through our Zinio service.
National Geographic
The flagship publication of the National Geographic Society, publishing articles on interesting people, places, customs, activities and nature on a worldwide scale, with an emphasis on human involvement in a changing universe. Browse or search full text from 1999 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
- Also available in full-color, page-for-page digital format through our Zinio service.
Newsweek
A news weekly offering comprehensive coverage of world events with a global network of correspondents, reporters and editors covering national and international affairs, business, science and technology, society and arts and entertainment. Browse or search full text from 1994 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
- Also available in full-color, page-for-page digital format through our Zinio service.
PC World
Publishes news, features, and special reports to help managers plan effectively for computer (PC) purchases and increase personal and workgroup productivity. Browse or search full text from 1991 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
- Also available in full-color, page-for-page digital format through our Zinio service.
People Weekly
A consumer magazine offering news of the entertainment world. Contains articles on celebrities, newsmakers, and real people of interest. Browse or search full text from 1977 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
Popular Science
A consumer publication focusing on science. Features articles on robotics, aviation and space, science and technology, computers and software, automotive and home technology, medicine and health, and electronics. Browse or search full text from 1983 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
- Also available in full-color, page-for-page digital format through our Zinio service.
Prevention
A consumer magazine featuring new developments in nutrition, preventive medicine, fitness, natural living and drugless therapies. Browse or search full text from 1993 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
Psychology Today
A bimonthly popular magazine of psychology that contains articles on current issues in human behavior, written for the nonprofessional reader. Includes self-help articles and tests, book reviews and opinion columns. Browse or search full text from 1992 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
Redbook
Provides articles and tips of interest to women with school-age children. Browse or search full text from 1996 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
- Also available in full-color, page-for-page digital format through our Zinio service.
Sports Illustrated
A consumer magazine focusing on sports. Covers all types of popular sports, with articles on players, teams, sports, and society. Browse or search full text from 1977 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
Time
A consumer magazine covering news and general editorial. Provides analysis of today's important events, from politics to scientific breakthroughs to human achievement. Also reports on the arts, business and society. Browse or search full text from 1923 to current.
This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
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