Of course it is. Your library card gives you access to full-text (library speak for the whole article) articles via our databases. When you hit a paywall on a site like the Wall Street Journal just visit our Articles and Research Page. Then go to the Magazines and Newspapers Section. Put in your library Card number and barcode and search for the article there. You now have free access to the Wall Street Journal.

Of course, you probably don’t want to only read the Wall Street Journal. There are over 14,000 magazines in General OneFile. I’ve taken the time to look through them all and feature just a few magazines you have full access to:

New York Magazine (1977-2006)

New York Review of Books (1977 – Current)

New York Times (1985  – Current)

The New Yorker (2002 – Current)

The Washington Post (2012 – Current)

The Antioch Review (1989 – Current)

The Artist’s Magazine (2010 – Current)

Astronomy Magazine (1993 – Current)

ATV Magazine (2004 – 2007)

Bass Player Magazine (2002 – Current)

Bon Apetit (2008 – Current)

Chronicle of Philanthropy (2000 – Current)

Foreign Affairs ( 1993 – Current)

Guns Magazine (1999 – Current)

Harper’s Bazaar ( 1999 – Current [With a 45 Day publication Embargo])

The only caveat with General Onefile is that it is text-only. No photos.

Another database, Masterfile Elite, have the following magazines that are scanned into the database.

Dance Magazine (1985 to Current)

Fast Company (2000 to Current)

Harper’s Bazaar (1999 to Current)

Kenyon Review (1985 to Current)

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (1991 to Current)

The Nation (1985 to Present [With a 28 day Delay aka Embargo])

Teacher Librarian (1990 to Present)

Vegetarian Times (1996 to Present)

Ward’s Auto World (1997 to Present)