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Electronic Periodical Access: Popular Publications

This guide features SLCL's online periodical databases, how to search for titles, and how to access specific, popular newspapers and magazines.

Introduction

The St. Louis County Library's periodicals databases have online access to tens of thousands of publications. Below are some of the most frequently requested newspapers and magazines along with which databases have them. Unless otherwise noted, these databases generally only provide text-based articles. Images typically are not available. Also, there are a few resources that you can only access in one of the branches. Please see a branch librarian for the access information.

Newspapers

Publication Database Years
Boston Globe ProQuest 1980-current
  Newspaper Source 1997-2007
  Newspapers.com 1872-1922 (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 2000-2007
Chicago Sun-Times NewsBank

1986-current (text only);

2020-current (images)

Chicago Tribune ProQuest 1996-current
  Historical Newspapers: U.S. Major Dailies (Access ending February 1, 2025) 1849-1999 (images)
Columbia Daily Tribune NewsBank

1998-current (text only);

2024-current (images)

Financial Times ProQuest Global Newsstream 1996-current
Los Angeles Times ProQuest 1985-current (text only)
Kansas City Star NewsBank

1991-current (text only);

2013-current (images)

New York Post NewsBank

1999-current (text only);

2020-current (images)

New York Times ProQuest 1980-current
NYTimes.com New York Times Online  
St. Louis Business Journal St. Louis Business Journal Home Access 1996-current
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 1984-2019
bizjournals.com In-library access only  
St. Louis Globe-Democrat Newspapers.com 1853-1963 (images)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch NewsBank

1988-current (text);

2020-current (images)

  ProQuest

1996-current

  Historical St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1874-2003 (images)
  Newspaper Source 1997-current
  Newspapers.com 1874-1922 (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 2010-2017
stltoday.com In-library access only  
USA Today ProQuest 1987-current
  Newspaper Source 2002-current
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 2003-current
Wall Street Journal ProQuest 1984-current
wsj.com In-library access only  
Washington Post ProQuest 1987-current
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 2014-current

Science Magazines

Publication Database Years
National Geographic National Geographic Virtual Library 1995-current (images)
  Libby 2021-current (images)
Nature Academic Search Elite 1997-2015
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 2000-2021
Popular Mechanics Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 1996-current
Popular Science Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 1984-2020, 2022-current
Science Magazine General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 1983-2005
Smithsonian Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 1984-2022
Wired Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 2008-current

Women's Magazines

Publication Database Years
Allure Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 2002-2022
Cosmopolitan Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 1996-current
ELLE Libby 2021-current (images)
Essence Flipster 2014-current (images)
Harper's Bazaar Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 1999-current
Marie Claire Libby 2020-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 2001-2021
Vogue Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 2004-current
Women's Health Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 2006-current

Car Magazines

Publication Database Years
Car and Driver Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 2015-current
MotorTrend Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ending July 1, 2025) 1992-2019

Financial Magazines

Publication Database Years
Barron's ProQuest 1988-current
Bloomberg Business Week Business Source Complete 1996-current
The Economist General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025; Physical copies available in several branches.) 1988-current
economist.com In-library access only  
Forbes Flipster 2014-current (images)
  Business Source Complete 1990-current
Fortune Libby 2021-current (images)
  Business Source Complete 1992-current
Harvard Business Review Business Source Complete 1922-current
Inc. Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 1984-current
  Business Source Complete 1990-current
Investor's Business Daily General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 2000-current
investors.com (IBD online) In-library access only  
Kiplinger Libby 2021-current (images)
Kiplinger's Letter Business Source Complete 2006-current
Kiplinger's Tax Letter Business Source Complete 2012-current
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Business Source Complete 1990-current
Kiplinger's Retirement Report Business Source Complete 2012-current
kiplinger.com In-library access only  
Money Magazine Libby 2021-current (images)

General Interest Magazines

Publication Database Years
AARP Magazine General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 2004-2022
Architectural Digest Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 2008-current
The Atlantic Flipster 2014-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 1993-2018
Consumer Reports Buying Guide Flipster 2015-current
 

MasterFILE Premiere

1999-current (images)
Consumer Reports Magazine MasterFILE Premiere 1991-current (images)
The New Yorker Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 2002-current
newyorker.com In-library access only  
Newsweek Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 1994-current
On Health from Consumer Reports Flipster 2015-current (images)
People Flipster 2014-current (images)
  Academic Search Elite 1984-current
Prevention Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 1993-current
Psychology Today General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 1992-current
Reader's Digest Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 2022-current
Rolling Stone Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 2022-current
Travel + Leisure Flipster 2014-current (images)
Us Weekly Libby 2021-current (images)
Vanity Fair Libby 2021-current (images)

Home Magazines

Publication Database Years
Allrecipies Flipster 2017-current (images)
Better Homes and Gardens Flipster 2016-current (images)
Good Housekeeping Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 1996-current
House Beautiful Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 1998-current
Real Simple Libby Many specialty Real Simple editions (images)
  Flipster 2014-current (images)

Men's Magazines

Publication Database Years
Esquire Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 1996-current
GQ Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 2008-current
Men's Health Libby 2021-current (images)
  General OneFile (Access ends July 1, 2025) 1993-current