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Last updated 7/26/10
Isothermal Community College
P.O. Box 804, Spindale NC 28160
(828) 286-4636  fax (828) 286-8208

Charles P. Wiggins, Director of Library Services

Alphabetic Periodicals Holdings List

Periodicals by Subject

This page contains a listing of periodicals currently available in the library in hard copy or on microfilm. 

  • Current magazine and journal subscriptions accumulate on the shelves for two years prior to disposition of oldest year; selected titles of special academic value are retained as long as space allows.
  • Current newspaper subscriptions are held for two weeks before disposal except for the Forest City Daily Courier, print copies of which are retained until their microfilm copies are received.
  • Microfilmed newspapers and historical records are stored in cabinets and can be viewed and reproduced on library equipment.

Please note that articles from more than 10,000 magazines, journals, newspapers and encyclopedias also are available in full text via  NC LIVE. Public access to NC LIVE is available on library computers; remote access is also provided to current students and employees via a password, which may be requested from the library staff.

Current Newspapers   Local Newspapers
on Microfilm

Magazines and Journals in Current Subscription

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

A  
ADVANCES IN SKIN & WOUND CARE
ADVOCATE
AMERICAN ARTIST
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING (AJN)
AMERICAS (Spanish edition)
ANTHROPOLOGY TODAY
APPALACHIAN JOURNAL (back issues 1972- shelved in OTR)
ARCHAEOLOGY
ARCHITECT
ART IN AMERICA
ATLANTIC MONTHLY
AUDUBON
B  
BLACK BELT
BLACK COLLEGIAN
BLUE RIDGE COUNTRY
BUSINESS JOURNAL (CHARLOTTE) (shelved w/newspapers)
BUSINESS LEADER
BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA
BUSINESS WEEK
C  
CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY (also online)
CAR & DRIVER
CAROLINA COMMENTS (shelved in Tryon Room)
CAROLINA QUARTERLY (delayed pub.)
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
CHOICE SELECT
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION (also online)
CLAY TIMES
COLLEGE ENGLISH
COMMENTARY
COMMUNICATION ARTS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOURNAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TIMES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE WEEK
COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES
CONGRESSIONAL DIGEST
CONSUMER REPORTS (plus Annual Buying Guide)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
D  
DISCOVER DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION  
E  
EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES
EBONY
ELECTRONICS WORLD
ENDEAVORS
ESCHOOL NEWS
ESWAU HUPPEDAY  (2-81 to present shelved in Tryon Rm)
F  
FIRED ARTS & CRAFTS FORBES FUTURIST
G
GEORGIA REVIEW GLAMOUR  
H  
HARPER'S MAGAZINE HEALTH HUMANIST
I  
INDUSTRY WEEK ISLAMIC HORIZONS  
J  
JET
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
JOURNAL OF LIGHT CONSTRUCTION
JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION (to end 9-10)
JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL NURSING
JOURNAL ON EXCELLENCE IN COLLEGE TEACHING
K  
KIPLINGER LETTER KIPLINGER TAX LETTER KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE
L  
LEARNING & LEADING WITH TECHNOLOGY
LIBRARY JOURNAL
LPN (discon. with 11/12-09) LUMINA FOUNDATION FOCUS
L  
MATHEMATICS TEACHER (to end 7-10)
MCN (AMERICAN JNL. OF MATERNAL/CHILD NURSING)
MICHIGAN QUARTERLY REVIEW (to end 7-10)
MICROBIOLOGY TODAY
MS
N  
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
NATIONAL PARKS
NATIONAL REVIEW
NATIONAL WILDLIFE
NC MAGAZINE (was NORTH CAROLINA)
NEW YORKER
NEWSWEEK
NORTH CAROLINA FOLKLORE JOURNAL (back issues in OTR)
NORTH CAROLINA GEOGRAPHER
NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL REVIEW (back issues in OTR)
NORTH CAROLINA LITERARY REVIEW
NURSING (YR)
NURSING BULLETIN
NURSING MADE INCREDIBLY EASY
NURSING OUTLOOK
NUTRITION ACTION HEALTH LETTER
O  
OUR STATE (back issues in Tryon Rm) OUTDOOR LIFE  
P  
PARENTS
PC WORLD
PEDIATRIC NURSING
PHOTOGRAPHY QUARTERLY (starts with #92)
POETRY
POPULAR GOVERNMENT
POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY
PRACTICAL HOMESCHOOLING
PRINT
PUBLIC CITIZEN NEWS
R  
READER'S DIGEST
RELIGION WATCH
RN
ROLLING STONE
RUSSIAN LIFE
S  
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
SEED
SGI QUARTERLY
SKY & TELESCOPE
SMART COMPUTING
SMITHSONIAN
SOCIOLOGY REVIEW (to end 9-10)
SOUND & VISION
SOUTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE
SOUTHERN CULTURES
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
T  
TEACHING ENGLISH IN THE TWO YEAR COLLEGE
TEACHING PROFESSOR
TECH DIRECTIONS
TECHNIQUES
TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
TIME
U  
UNIVERSITY BUSINESS US NEWS & WORLD REPORT UTNE READER
V  
VANITY FAIR VOGUE (to end 7-10)  
W  
WEEK
WELDING JOURNAL
WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA
WORKING MOTHER
WORLD TRADE
WORLD WATCH
WRITER'S DIGEST 
Y  
YC YOUNG CHILDREN    

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Current Subscription Newspapers

Newspapers are shelved in the hall next to the Periodicals Reading Room.
Back issues are kept for two weeks.

TITLE   CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION
ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES   Daily, Saturday & Sunday
BUSINESS JOURNAL (Charlotte/Metro area)   Weekly
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER   Daily, Saturday & Sunday
CHARLOTTE POST   Weekly
DAILY COURIER (Forest City)   Tuesday - Saturday & Sunday
HERALD-JOURNAL (Spartanburg)   Daily, Saturday & Sunday
NEWS & OBSERVER (Raleigh)   Daily, Saturday & Sunday
SHELBY STAR   Daily, Saturday & Sunday
TRYON DAILY BULLETIN   Daily

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Local Newspapers on Microfilm
Stored in the Old Tryon Room
For a detailed listing by cabinet and drawer, click here.


FOREST CITY PAPERS ON MICROFILM

Free Press 1915, 1916
Courier 1919 - 1930
Forest City Courier 1931 - 9/40
9/41 - 10/50
9/27/51 - 9/17/53
9/20/54 - 6/25/73
Forest City This Week 3/19/69 - 6/27/73
Forest City Courier Sun
Daily Courier
6/11/73 - 9/10/75
(10/75 - 5/79: originals destroyed by fire)
6/11/79 - 8/31/83
(9/83 - 12/83: originals lost)
1/2/84 - 12/31/85
1/2/86 - 4/00
7/00 - 9/01
(10/01 - 12/01 missing)
1/02 - 6/09

Note: Microfilming of current papers takes a year or more.

RUTHERFORDTON PAPERS ON MICROFILM

Banner 7/20/1848 - 11/17/1887
Star 5/2/1866 - 4/20/1872
West Carolina Record 1/18/1873 - 1/30/1875
Tribune, weekly 1901 - 1904
Tribune 9/5/01 - 12/1/04
Western Vindicator 1898 - 1899
Sun, weekly 1903 - 1925
1941 - 1950
Sun 4/16/08 - 5/3/23
Rutherford County News 1927-1934, 1938, 1940-1954


SPINDALE PAPERS ON MICROFILM

Spindale Sun 6/1/50 - 5/24/51
5/10/73 - 6/7/73


Contents of Microfilm Reel Marked
"RUTHERFORDTON: Miscellaneous papers, 1836-1904,"
in order of appearance (all are weeklies)

Carolina Gazette 1836 Aug. 11
1837 Feb. 23 and May 18
Western Star of Liberty 1840 May 12, 19
June 9
Dec. 8
Rutherfordton Intelligencer 1841 May 13
June 3
Oct. 28
1842 March 17
Sept. 14
1843 Apr. 26
The Republican 1844 Jan. 22
1845 May 2
Western N.C. Republican 1847 July 29
Rutherford Enquirer 1860 March 6
Western Vindicator 1868
March 23
Apr. 13
Oct. 12
Nov. 23, 30
Dec. 7
1869 May 31
June 14, 28
July 19, 26
Aug. 2, 16, 23, 30
Sept. 6, 20
Oct. 11, 18, 25
Nov. 2, 8, 22
1871 June 26
1872 July 22
1873 Feb. 10
Apr. 7
The New Regime 1876 Feb. 12, 19
The Pen and Plow 1881 March 4
Rutherford College Weekly -- one issue
The Democrat 1896 Jan. 7, 24
Feb. 28
The Rutherfordton Tribune 1902 May 8
June 30

Contents of Microfilm Reel Marked
"RUTHERFORDTON: Western Carolina Record and
Western Advertiser, March 26, 1830 - Feb. 28, 1835"

in order of appearance (weeklies)

N.C. Spectator and Western Advertiser 1830 March 26
Apr. 9 - Dec. 31
1831 all issues EXCEPT:
Jan. 1
Sept. 17
Nov. 19, 26
Dec. 3
1832 Jan. 7 - March 10
1834 Oct. 18
1835 Jan. 31
Feb. 28

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