Pressreader is one of our great eLibrary resources that is accessible for free with your library card. It offers unlimited access to thousands of newspapers and magazines from more than 100 countries in over 60 languages. Within this blog series, we will be showcasing some of the titles that are currently available on PressReader. This month, we will focus on history and science magazines!
With new information constantly being updated, magazines are an excellent way to keep up with the news coming through from the science and history fields. Learn about astronomy, cave painting or time. You can discover so much about the past, present and future within these magazines. Check out below some of the magazines available on Pressreader.
If you want to read PressReader content and haven’t before, here’s how to get started:
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- Visit PressReader.com, and click the sign in button (top left corner)
- Select the ‘Library Card’ option and search for ‘Wellington City Libraries’
- Enter your Library card number, and your ‘PIN’ (the default is the last 4 numbers of your phone number) then click the ‘Sign in’ button – you’re all set!
Smithsonian Magazine
Smithsonian Magazine takes you on a journey through history, science, world culture and technology with breathtaking images from around the world. (Catalogue)
How It Works
Welcome to How It Works, the magazine that explains everything you never knew you wanted to know about the world we live in. Loaded with fully illustrated guides and expert knowledge, and with sections dedicated to science, technology, transportation, space, history and the environment, no subject is too big or small for How It Works to explain. (Catalogue)
BBC History Magazine
BBC History Magazine aims to shed new light on the past to help you make more sense of the world today. BBC History Magazine brings history to life with informative, lively and entertaining features written by the world’s leading historians and journalists and is a captivating read for anyone who’s interested in the past. (Adapted from Catalogue)
All About History
All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family. (Catalogue)
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Sky at Night magazine is your practical guide to astronomy. Each issue features the world’s biggest and best night sky guide complete with star charts, observing tutorials and in-depth equipment reviews to ensure that amateur astronomers never miss those must-see events. (Catalogue)
Discover Magazine
Discover magazine reports captivating developments in science, medicine, technology, and the world around us. Spectacular photography and refreshingly understandable stories on complex subjects connect everyday people with the greatest ideas and minds in science. (PressrReader)
All About History
All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family. (Catalogue)
