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Philosophy

The IU Bloomington Libraries' Philosophy collection supports research and teaching in all branches of philosophy.

Introduction

In addition to the journals listed below, you can browse IUCAT for journals and periodicals related to your topic of interest. Try selecting the 'Journal, Periodical' filter in your search or browsing by ISSN. You can also look at subject headings, some of which will focus specifically on periodicals. Find subject headings by searching in the 'Browse' tab or by scrolling down on a catalog record to the Subject Headings section. Try starting with these subject headings:

In this section we are focusing both on academic (peer-reviewed) journal and non-academic publishing including newspapers, magazines, self-published works, zines, and independent presses.

For more academic journals, consult the following lists:

Academic Journals

Newspaper & Periodical Databases

This box contains most of the newspaper and periodical databases to which IU Libraries subscribes. We have grouped these databases into numerous categories to make locating them more efficient. Some databases will focus on multiple newspapers centered around a certain subject while others will give you access to the archive of a single publication. More information about these groupings can be found at the top of each tab. To learn more about news-related research and news literacy, please see our page on News and Newspapers research.

We have divided tabs into two groups: geographic and topic. The first group of tabs contains databases focusing on a certain geographic location. Those locations are listed here:

  • State and Local Newspapers Current & Historical: Northeast, South, Midwest, West
  • Bloomington & Indiana Newspapers
  • International Newspapers
    • Africa (East Africa, Middle East & North Africa, South Africa)
    • Asia (South Asia, India, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea)
    • Eastern Europe (Poland, Ukraine, Russia)
    • Western Europe (England, United Kingdom, France, Germany)
    • Mexico & South America (Caribbean, Dominican Republic)

The second group of tabs contains databases focusing on a specific topic, movement, or group of people. These groups are listed below:

  • Ethnic, minority, Black, and Indigenous presses in America
    • The Black Press & African American Publications
  • Historical newspaper collections
  • Business/Financial
  • Religious
  • Women
  • LGBTQ+
  • Spanish Language
  • Magazines (Popular, Historical, Science & Education, Business, Arts & Entertainment, International)

If you are looking for access to additional newspapers, consult the following guides:

Popular Newspapers

See below for some of the most popular active publications in the United States. Many of these require that you register with your IU email. See the Major US Newspapers Guide for more.

US Newstream provides access to Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more.

General databases contain numerous publications are a great place to start with newspaper research.

Current newspapers will provide with as up-to-date access as possible to the newspapers in their collection. Note that some newspapers have an embargo, meaning that you will not be able to see the publication after a certain date (for example, a three month embargo means that you cannot access anything published within the last three months). Please see the first tab for newspapers with daily access.

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

Historical newspaper databases indicate either newspapers that are no longer in print or databases which contain the archive of a newspaper. We have grouped them into four geographic regions: Northeast, Midwest, South, and West.

Northeast

Midwest

South

West

This tab contains local publications focusing on the city of Bloomington and Indiana state.

Newspapers in this tab are grouped by continent:

  • Africa (East Africa, Middle East & North Africa, South Africa)
  • Asia (South Asia, India, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea)
  • Eastern Europe (Poland, Ukraine, Russia)
  • Western Europe (England, United Kingdom, France, Germany)
  • Mexico & South America (Caribbean, Dominican Republic)

Africa

Asia

Eastern Europe

Western Europe

Mexico & South America

This tab contains databases focusing on newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, Black, and Indigenous presses in America. For more, see The Black Press, Women's Publications, and LGBTQ+ Publications tabs.

According to the Black Metropolis Research Consortium, "the origins of the Black press date back to the early decades of the nineteenth century when African American men and women sought avenues to share accurate, meaningful stories of Black life and give voice to a wide range of Black experiences and the issues that mattered to them." Below you will find newspapers that aim to document Black experiences and voices in America.

This tab contains collections of historical newspapers. Please see the 'State and Local Newspapers: Historical' tab for archives of specific historical publications.

United States

International

These databases highlight publications which focused on topics such as abolition, communism, democracy, revolution, independence, marxism, and various social and/or political movements.

Please see the Gender Studies guide for more primary source materials and a list of journals/newspapers.

Please see the Gender Studies guide for more primary source materials and a list of journals/newspapers.

Popular Magazine Databases

Historical Periodicals

Science and Education

Arts and Entertainment

Business and Economics

International Publications

Selected Newspapers & Periodicals