Q. Does the library have print newspapers, magazines, or journals?

The library does not currently subscribe to many print periodicals and we do retain some back issues in print. There may also be donated or preview issues in our spaces. The library stopped subscribing to many print versions during the pandemic. Each campus had a dedicated area for the print periodicals. 

To browse our physical, paper-format periodicals in our library collection, you can search the library catalog off the library homepage for the periodical title to see if we hold/own it. Sometimes, limiting to the periodical type after doing a search will help you find a result for it in the catalog, which will also show you if we have a databases with coverage too. You can also type in the search bar without an Advanced Search "ti:(periodical title)," removing the quotation marks, to search for the keywords within the title field only, and then limit on the left sidebar to the periodical type needed. Further limiting to a specific campus in that same sidebar will show you results available at each campus.

This YouTube video demos how to find what database holds what coverage dates of a periodical (no audio): 

Video description: After doing a search in the TCC Library's Discovery Catalog, such as for a search for the keywords "psychology" and "journal," select the journal result by title, scroll down in the result to the "Access Online" area to see all the databases that list coverage for that journal. Demo highlights the dates that each database presents may offer different coverage dates, so choose one that will offer you coverage for the timeframe you need.

The physical, paper-format back issues of subscription periodicals are available for in-library use and usually are shelved in a specific section or area at each campus Library. Please ask Library staff if you need additional assistance locating the current periodicals section or finding a periodical. 

If you know the article title you need from the journal held only in print but you are not at the campus that holds it, you can place a copy request for it using this form. It will be scanned in and sent through the interlibrary loan/document delivery system. 

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