Magazines & Newspapers

Subscription databaseAmerican Physical Society Journals - free access to APS journals, including Physics and Reviews of Modern Physics. Only accessible through library computers

Subscription databaseBusiness Insights: Essentials - brings together company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information

Subscription databaseeLibrary - an easy-to-search magazine and newspaper database for students which includes images, audiovisual materials, and television news transcripts

Subscription databaseGale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media - a searchable version of this classic directory, including print media, radio and television stations, and cable companies in the U.S., Canada, and worldwide

Subscription databaseGeneral OneFile - a one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Updated daily

Subscription databaseProQuest Direct - use this general interest database to search magazines and newspapers for information on current events, education, the arts and social sciences, etc. This database includes Washington State Newstand which has the full text of articles from the Spokesman Review since 1995 plus articles from other Washington newspapers

SIRS Discoverer - young students will find everything they need to complete assignments and learn more about their favorite topics, including a science fair explorer, The World Almanac for Kids, biographies, and country facts

Spokesman Review Digital Microfilm (in library link) - an online version of the complete Spokesman Review newspaper, including classified ads and photos, starting in 2010.  Click here to access from outside the library; you will need a city resident library card. Click on Adjust Image to print photos. This product is not searchable; instead, use our ProQuest database to do keyword searches of the Spokesman’s news articles

Subscription databaseZinio - online magazine service lets you download some of the most popular current magazines to your computer or mobile device, with no limits or expiration dates for checked out magazines

Librarian-created resourceMagazines by Subject - magazines, journals, and newspapers currently subscribed at the Downtown Spokane Public library listed by subject

Historic Newspapers in Washington - the State Library has scanned the full text of early Washington newspapers (1852-1892), including the Spokane Times and the Spokane Falls Review.  Searchable by names and keywords

Index to How to Do It Information - an index to magazine articles dating back to 1963 on plans, instructions and tips for hobby, craft and other projects

National Geographic Indexes - indexes publications by the National Geographic Society including National Geographic since 1888, Adventure Magazine, and National Geographic for Kids 

Spokane Journal of Business - the online website for the local business newspaper, including an index of articles back to 1997

Spokane Journal of Business Index - use this database to search by company name or headline for articles relating to business activity in the Inland Northwest from 1986 to March 2013. Full text of back issues are available in microfilm or hard copy at the Downtown Library or in our Proquest database

Spokesman Review - the local Spokane newspaper online

U.S. and Canadian Newspapers - online newspapers you can access from the library's catalog computers


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