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Find a Journal by Title or Subject: Find a Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper by Title

Find a Journal, Magazine , or Newspaper by Title

Periodicals (magazines, journals, and newspapers) are available in many different formats through Montgomery College Library.  A single title may be available in more than one format: in print, and/or electronically. 

Follow these steps to find out if the MC Library subscribes to a journal or a magazine you are looking for, and how to access it:

1. Go to  MC Library's homepage and click down on the search menu options to select Journals by Title as shown in the screenshot below:

Library catalog with drop down menu Journals by Title

Alternatively,  you can select Journals by Title option from the RaptorSearch top navigation as highlighted in this screenshot:

Raptor Search with Journals by Title highlighted in yellow

2. Type the title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper into the search box (e.g., Rolling Stone, not the article title), and click Search.

Raptor Search with Rolling Stone magazine

Please click See all online options to show how you can access the journal. A new window will appear with a list of databases to access the journal. 

  • Click on the name of the database to see the years of coverage you need to access Rolling Stone articles online.

Raptor Search with See all online options

Try It: Find a Journal

"Try It!" with blank notebook and pencil

Practice finding a Journal by Title by answering the following question:

  • How would you get access to articles in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology?

Bonus Question:

  • How would you get an article with a publication date of May 2020 from the Journal of Human Development?

Learn More

Pencils against a blue background. 'Learn More'

Learn more about types of journals using the website and video linked below.

More Research Skills Guides

Want to learn more? View our other research skills guides:

MC Library Research Skills Guides