Need Help? Ask a Librarian for help finding primary sources in the library.
Librarians are available from 9am to 12am most days to help you with your research. You can reach us in person, via chat, phone, or email.
A good place to start when looking for primary source magazines and journals at Duke is the library homepage. Clicking on the "Online Journal Titles" link (circled above) enables you to see all of the online journal and magazine titles you have access to as a Duke student. Clicking on the "Research Databases" link next to the "Online Journal Titles" link can prove useful, too, as many of these databases contain material from various magazines and journals from all eras. Listed below are some databases that are particularly helpful for this purpose.
Search for journal articles, books, reports and conference proceedings for many subjects
Search a collection of important scholarly journals representing a range of disciplines.
Search for news, business, legal, medical, and congressional information. Note: formerly named Lexis Nexis Academic.
Search for journal articles in biomedicine. Citations are from MEDLINE and other medical and life science journals
Remember that, as with books and ebooks, magazines and journals can serve as either primary or secondary sources. Below is a list of some online databases (accessible through Duke) that provide some examples of magazines and journals that can serve as primary sources. It is by no means exhaustive! We also recommend checking out the library's numerous subject guides to find primary source magazines and journals related to your area of study.
