Magazines In Massachusetts Libraries 

Union lists of serials identify which libraries own specific magazine titles and issues. For instance, someone wishing to locate a copy of Life Magazine from August 1955 would check a union list. Union lists are especially helpful when you need more than a single article from a magazine or when you would like to browse through a number of issues of a magazine that is not owned by your local library.

There are two union lists currently available for Massachusetts:

• Cooperating Libraries of Greater Springfield Go to Union List
• The CLGS Union List shows the journals of academic, public and special libraries across western Massachusetts. (Does not include the Five Colleges.).
  List of participating institutions of the CLGS Union.
• Academic and Research Collaborative (ARC) of the Central Massachusetts Regional Library System (formerly Worcester Area Cooperating Libraries, or WACL)
• The Worcester Area Union Lists of Serials (WAULS) shows the holdings of various academic and special libraries in the Worcester area.
  List of participating Institutions of the Worcester Area Union.

For a specific journal article, you may wish to see whether it is contained in the full-text statewide electronic resources. Your library may also be able to obtain the article quickly through interlibrary loan.