American Reference Center
Periodicals
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE
http://www.theamericanenterprise.org/
Contains articles in economics, foreign policy, law, social policy, regulation, politics, public opinion, and media.
Frequency: Bimonthly
AMERICAN SPECTATOR
http://www.spectator.org/
The American Spectator is a conservative U.S. monthly magazine covering news and politics, edited by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. and published by the non-profit American Spectator Foundation. An influential journal of public opinion, features investigative reporting, comprehensive book reviews, and informed analysis of current political and cultural affairs.
ART IN AMERICA
http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/
The magazine covers the visual art world, both in the United States and abroad, with a concentration on New York City. Art in America bills itself as "the World's Premier Art Magazine." Art in America is widely read by art dealers, collectors, historians, art professionals, and others. It contains news and criticism of painting, sculpture, photography, installation art, performance art, video and architecture in exhibition reviews, artist profiles, and feature articles.
THE ATLANTIC
http://www.theatlantic.com/
The Atlantic Monthly (also known as The Atlantic) is a American magazine founded in Boston in 1857. Originally a monthly publication, the magazine, subscribed to by 480,000 readers, now publishes ten times a year and features articles in the fields of political science and foreign affairs, as well as book reviews. In 2005, The Atlantic announced that it would cease including short stories in its regular issues, but rather in a single annual special edition. There are also articles on other intellectually challenging topics, e.g., the ongoing computer-related and Asian-society writings by James Fallows.
BUSINESS WEEK
http://www.businessweek.com
Comprehensive coverage of news and developments affecting the business world. Includes information on computers, finance, labor, industry, marketing, science and technology. It tracks political and legal issues.
Frequency: Weekly
COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/ciltop.htm
Covers the use of computers in libraries, with applications, practical information and procedures. Provides coverage of all aspects of library technology.
Frequency: Monthly
THE ECONOMIST
http://www.economist.com
The Economist is renowned for the depth of its regular international coverage. Read and respected by the world’s decision makers, leading corporate figures, political leaders and opinion formers, it presents a clear view of the world and the way it works. In addition to offering analysis and opinion, it tries in each issue to cover the main events-business and political-of the weeks.
Frequency: Weekly
ENTREPRENEUR
http://www.entrepreneur.com
Owners of successful, established entrepreneurial businesses turn to Entrepreneur for the information they need to help their companies grow. Entrepreneur examines the issues and trend driving small business change and offers ideas to help readers manage employees, stay on top of technology, understand changing markets and expand into new profit centers.
Frequency: Monthly
FORBES
http://www.forbes.com/
Forbes magazine, is published bi-weekly. The magazine is known for its lists, including its lists of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400) and its list of billionaires. Forbes focuses on top management and those aspiring to positions of corporate leadership in business. This insider publication features information on successful companies and individuals, industries, marketing, law, taxes, technology, computers, communications, investments, and management performance.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
http://www.foreignaffairs.org
This is the preeminent foreign affairs publication in the world, with contributors who constitute the foreign-policy-making establishment of the US and other countries. It discusses international politics and economic thought. Authors include well known political figures, past and present members of the administration, academics, and respected journalists.
Frequency: 6/year
FOREIGN POLICY
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/
Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel. It is published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., USA. Its topics include global politics, economics, integration and ideas. Always thought-provoking, often surprising, FP includes articles, essays, arguments and interviews from the most forward-thinking journalists in the world.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE
http://www.harpers.org/
Harper's Magazine (or simply Harper's) is a monthly general-interest magazine covering literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts from a progressive, left perspective.
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbr/index.html
Publishes research and case studies on issues in corporate strategies, management, finance, regulatory policy, technology , international trends, and related subjects.
Frequency: Bimonthly
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/
The National Geographic Magazine is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. There are 12 monthly issues of National Geographic per year, plus additional map supplements. With a worldwide circulation in thirty-two language editions of nearly nine million, more than fifty million people read the magazine every month. It contains articles about geography, popular science, history, culture, current events, and photography.
NATIONAL INTEREST
http://www.nationalinterest.org
Presents analyses of American foreign policy and international relations. It takes a clearly conservative position in its analysis of American foreign policy, international relations, and world politics.
Frequency: Quarterly
NEW REPUBLIC
http://www.tnr.com/
The New Republic (TNR) is an American magazine published twice per month (published weekly before March 2007) and with a circulation between 40,000 and 65,000. Politically, the magazine generally supports center-left, liberal policies.
NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS
http://www.nybooks.com
New York Review Books highly-regarded Collection series, now in its sixth year, offers essays by contributors to The New York Review of Books on a wide range of today’s most controversial subjects, including the nature of consciousness, animal rights, and the history of science.
THE NEW YORKER
http://www.newyorker.com/
The New Yorker is an American magazine that publishes reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Although its reviews and events listings often focus on the cultural life of New York City, The New Yorker has a wide audience outside of New York. It is well known for its commentaries on popular culture and eccentric Americana; its attention to modern fiction by the inclusion of short stories and literary reviews; its rigorous fact checking and copyediting; its journalism on world politics and social issues; and its famous, single-panel cartoons sprinkled throughout each issue.
NEWSWEEK
http://www.newsweek-int.com
Contains articles concerning current events. The new section "2000, the Millennium Notebook" focuses on issues of growing concern as we approach the new century.
Frequency: Weekly
ORBIS: A JOURNAL OF WORLD AFFAIRS
Published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute it brings articles on contemporary international affairs. A strong book review section is included.
Frequency: Quarterly
PC MAGAZINE
http://www.pcmag.com
PC Magazine is the Independent Guide to Technology. It’s mission is to test and review products and report fairly and objectively on the results. PC reviews are of currently available products.
Frequency: 22/year
PEOPLE
http://www.people.com/people
People is a weekly American magazine of celebrity and human interest stories, published by Time Inc.
POLICY REVIEW
http://www.policyreview.org/
Policy Review is one of America's leading conservative journals. Policy Review has been something of the conservative equivalent of The New Republic, publishing some of the best conservative intellectual thinking.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
http://www.sciam.com
Gives enhanced versions of print articles, explorations of recent developments in the news, interviews, ask the experts and much more about science and technology.
Frequency: Monthly
SMART MONEY
http://www.smartmoney.com/
SmartMoney's target market is affluent professional and managerial business people needing personal finance information. Regular topics include ideas for saving, investing, and spending, as well as coverage of technology, automotive, and lifestyle subjects including travel, fashion, wine, music, and food. Every issue brings you the information you need to know to deal with markets and protecting your wealth.
SMITHSONIAN
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/
Smithsonian magazine is a monthly magazine created for modern, well-rounded individuals with diverse interests. It chronicles the arts, history, sciences and popular culture of the times. Each subscription includes a complimentary membership to the Smithsonian Institution.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/cover/
Full of color photos and detailed sports reporting, Sports Illustrated Magazine provides sports fans all the inside scoop of the sports world. From baseball to football, basketball, hockey, and golf, to name a few, all sports and sports-related news is packed inside. Editorial covers season previews and reviews, player interviews and news articles detailing all that affects the sports world today. Each issue includes “Leading Off” – up close photos of the most memorable sports events of the week, “Catching Up With” – an updated interview with a previous cover story athlete, and more.
TIME
http://www.time.com
Reviews the news of the week and provides in-depth analyses. Time is also available for free in a Web format.
Frequency: Weekly
VOGUE
http://www.style.com/vogue/
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine published in several countries by Condé Nast Publications. the American version of Vogue is edited by Anna Wintour, a Englishwoman who is a longtime resident of New York City. Each month, Vogue publishes a magazine based entirely on fashion, life and design. It has surpassed all other magazines in total circulation and ads.
WILSON QUARTERLY
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.welcome
The Wilson Quarterly is an international review of ideas and information surveying the latest thinking in the humanities. It is a news magazine of the world of ideas. Edited for an educated lay audience, The Wilson Quarterly explains and summarizes developments in serious research on politics, the environment, the social sciences, foreign affairs, history, the arts, TV and the press, economics, science and technology. The format includes major essays and reviews of current books and periodicals.