Play this short video to see a sample of the periodicals we hold.
The Periodicals Department maintains an in-depth, retrospective collection of journals, magazines, and newspapers in paper, microfilm, and online full-text formats.
Newspapers: A collection of current and historical newspapers.
Journals & Magazines : Access to over 7,000 journals and magazines. Use our new Electronic News Stand to find journals and magazines in databases! Search by title or subject.
Indexes to Periodicals : Titles and locations of indexes to materials in the Periodicals Department.
The Periodicals Department has resources which can help you research your family tree.
Music Magazines and Journals
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Search by Subject for Periodicals in Databases
The ProQuest Baltimore Afro-American - Historical Newspaper Database is an electronic database that contains full-text of the Afro-American from 1893-1988. Articles appear as they did in the paper.
While searching for customer-requested items in our newspaper collection, Pratt Periodicals staff members came across these wacky patent medicine advertisements. Though they seem funny to us, previous generations took them quite seriously. Click on the thumbnails below to see the full-sized advertisements. If you want to know more about patent medicines, check out this Webpage from the Hagley Museum and Library.
Featured Periodical of the Week Opera is a monthly publication which features artist profiles, reviews of worlwide opera productions, CD and DVD reviews, and a calendar of upcoming performances. Click here for previously Featured Periodicals News About the News "What Next for News?" (Peter Osnos, The Atlantic, February 2, 2010) "How to Save Journalism" (John Nichols and Robert McChesney, The Nation, January 7, 2010) "Al Jazeera: The Most Trusted Name in News" (Deborah Campbell, Utne Reader, Jan/Feb 2010) Click here for previously featured articles How-To Guides Periodicals in Research: A Guide for Library Users Finding Scholarly Articles Finding and Evaluating Electronic News Sources Submitting Poetry for Publication Special Resources The Periodicals Department has several special resources that may be of interest to researchers. Underground Newspapers,1963-1970 Click here for more Special Resources Useful Links Baltimore City Paper / Baltimore City Paper Archives / Baltimore Sun Archives / Examiner.com / Google Blog: Search and Find Magazines on Google Book Search / Google News Archive Search / H. Furlong Baldwin Library (Maryland Historical Society) / Maryland State Archives Newspaper Project / Newspaper History / Popular Magazines: History and Archival Resources / Social Security Death Index Featured List 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2009 (New York Times) Click here for past Featured Lists
Opera is a monthly publication which features artist profiles, reviews of worlwide opera productions, CD and DVD reviews, and a calendar of upcoming performances.
Click here for previously Featured Periodicals
"What Next for News?" (Peter Osnos, The Atlantic, February 2, 2010)
"How to Save Journalism" (John Nichols and Robert McChesney, The Nation, January 7, 2010)
"Al Jazeera: The Most Trusted Name in News" (Deborah Campbell, Utne Reader, Jan/Feb 2010)
Click here for previously featured articles
Periodicals in Research: A Guide for Library Users
Finding Scholarly Articles
Finding and Evaluating Electronic News Sources
Submitting Poetry for Publication
The Periodicals Department has several special resources that may be of interest to researchers.
Underground Newspapers,1963-1970
Click here for more Special Resources
Baltimore City Paper / Baltimore City Paper Archives / Baltimore Sun Archives / Examiner.com / Google Blog: Search and Find Magazines on Google Book Search / Google News Archive Search / H. Furlong Baldwin Library (Maryland Historical Society) / Maryland State Archives Newspaper Project / Newspaper History / Popular Magazines: History and Archival Resources / Social Security Death Index
Click here for past Featured Lists
