Featured Database: MasterFILE Premier

Consumer Reports, The New Yorker, Art in America, Newsweek, The National Review, Money, Texas Monthly, New Moon, Psychology Today, and hundreds of other magazines are available in full text through the MasterFILE Premier database! Many are available in pdf format with images.

Before you buy that new refrigerator or used car, check the current issues of Consumer Reports online by logging into MasterFILE Premier from the Library’s Web site. All you need is your Austin Public Library Card!

Misplaced the New Yorker with that article you wanted to read again? Find it online in MasterFILE Premier and email it to yourself or print it to read at your leisure. All you need is your Austin Public Library Card.

Want to read the article about the Austin art scene in Art in America? Or restaurant reviews from Texas Monthly? Looking for that recipe for Black Magic Cake that you saw in a Good Housekeeping magazine at your dentist’s office? Search MasterFILE Premier from your kitchen!

Search for individual publications within MasterFILE Premier by clicking on the publications tab in the top menu bar and then typing the title of the magazine in the search box. You can also search by subject by typing in a key word like finance or children’s to find a list of titles on the topic included in MasterFILE Premier. Be sure to note if the title is full text. If MasterFILE Premier doesn’t have the title you need, check eJournal Finder which lists all full-text titles available in APL’s databases.

APL Cardholders can access MasterFILE Premier from their home and office computers 24 hours a day. It is available to everyone at all Library locations. To find out more call 974-7400 or stop by any APL location.

See past featured databases.

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Popular Databases

• Austin American-Statesman
• eLibrary Curriculum Edition
• Factiva
• HeritageQuest Online
• MasterFILE Premier
• netLibrary
• ReferenceUSA
• WorldCat

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Tips on Finding the Right Database for your Search

• Use the subject listings on the right of the page to select a database.
• See a brief description of each database under the title. Click on more for details.
• Use the individual database's help feature for tips on searching the database.
• Search eJournal Finder to find a specific journal, magazine, or newspaper in the databases. A link to eJournal Finder is under tools on the left side of the screen.
• See the APL database help pages for more tips.