Magazines & Newspapers

The CELA Collection includes more than 450,000 items on a range of subjects and genres for all ages. All items are professionally produced for people with print disabilities. There are French and English options, and a special focus on Canadian titles and First Nations literature. Most CELA Collection titles can be downloaded. You can read using DAISY-formatted audio, e-Text, described videos, and braille.

• Registration: To borrow from CELA, you need to register in person at any of our locations or use your library card number to self-register online. CELA will confirm your registration and give you access to the collection within 5 business days.
• Learn more about borrowing accessible items from the Library.

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Browse or search this index of more than 1,000 peer-reviewed Open Access academic journals and periodicals. This comprehensive list includes publications from around the world and covering a variety of subjects.  

Can only be accessed when visiting our Central Library. Access more than 4,000 periodicals from around the world from leading international news sources like The New York Times and The Guardian to our local newspaper, The Chronicle Herald.

Access more than 100,000,000 articles on a wide range of topics from academic works to homework help for kids. The Gale Reference Centre gives you one-stop access to resources about more than 20 subjects including agriculture, biography, business, communications and mass media, criminal justice, health and wellness, pop culture, interactive science and much, much more.  

This comprehensive collection of Canadian and international periodicals covers multiple subjects, with millions of full-text records:

• The Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database includes more than 700 trade publications, more than 500 scholarly journals, 483 magazines, as well as news reports, radio and television transcripts, dissertations, and more.
• The Canadian Major Dailies database archives news from 24 national and regional newspapers including the National Post, the Globe and Mail, Montreal Gazette, and the Chronicle Herald.

This collection also includes select international publications, including The Guardian, The Atlantic Monthly, The Economist, Newsweek and many more.

Browse the world's largest newstand! Read full-colour digital magazines online—for free, with no checkouts or limits. Pick from more than 200 magazines.