Circulation Statistics

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Circulation Statistics for Magazines and Journals

1930-present

NOTE: Circulation statistics for magazines did not begin until about 1930.

Several periodical directories are published annually, containing circulation statistics and basic publisher information for the current year. The most recent of the following volumes are available at the 2nd floor Learning Commons Desk (must have student ID to use) while older volumes are in the Alden Library Stacks or Annex:

*Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory (1932-present) 
*Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (1990-2008)  2009- now online

Alden Library also has the Gale directory (formerly called Ayer's) in print format for the years 1952-1989 under its various title iterations:

Search for these titles in the ALICE catalog: 
* Ayer directory: newspapers, magazines, and trade publications 1952-1971
* Ayer directory of publications 1972-1982
* The IMS... Ayer directory of publications 1983-1984(...stands for 1984, etc.)
* IMS/Ayer directory of publications 1985
* The IMS directory of publications 1986
* Gale directory of publications 1987-1989

For 1930-1951 the following volume may be borrowed from OhioLINK libraries:

Search for this title in the OhioLINK catalog; look for copies that have an Available status  
* N.W. Ayer & Son's directory of newspapers and periodicals 1930-1951

Circulation Statistics for Newspapers

The following directories contain information such as basic facts (editor name, subscription cost, etc.) as well as advertising and circulation statistics.

1952-present

The most recent of the following volumes are available at the 2nd floor Learning Commons Desk (must have student ID to use) while older volumes are in the Alden Library Stacks or Annex:

*Editor and Publisher International Yearbook (1962-present)
*Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (1990-present)

Alden Library also has the Gale directory (formerly called Ayer's) in print format for the years 1952-1989:

* N.W. Ayer & Son's directory of newspapers and periodicals 1952-1969
* Ayer directory: newspapers, magazines, and trade publications 1970-1971
* Ayer directory of publications 1972-1982
* The IMS... Ayer directory of publications 1983-1984(...stands for 1984, etc.)
* IMS/Ayer directory of publications 1985
* The IMS directory of publications 1986
* Gale directory of publications 1987-1989

1920-1951

For 1920-1951 (the years between Ayers Online and Alden Library's print collection) the following volumes may be borrowed from OhioLINK libraries (search for the title below for the year you want in the OhioLINK catalog; look for copies that have an Available status)

   * N.W. Ayer & Son's American newspaper annual and directory 1920-1929
   * N.W. Ayer & Son's directory of newspapers and periodicals 1930-1951

1869-1922

Ayer's American Newspaper Annual (previously Rowell's American Newspaper Directory)

Digitized directories of American newspapers (1869-1922) in image format with both low and high-quality images in PDF format, which are very large and may sometimes take some time to download.

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