This is a reference database where basic information on magazine research and related literature is collected. The main focus is on Finnish research, but some foreign references have been included as well. The majority of the references are dissertations from Finnish universities and polytechnics.
The location and availability of the materials is not included in the database. The availability can be inquired from the databases of each university.
Included in the database are articles, books, dissertation and other research and literature, that are related to or skirt the subject of magazines. Also included are research papers that use magazines as research material but might not focus on magazines.
The question, what is a magazine research and what isn't, has been interpreted liberally. As a rule of thumb we have included papers where the source material is labeled as magazines.
The included papers aren't limited by time. Reports and literature not available to everyone (ie. classified documents) and material produced by institutions for their own internal use have been excluded.
The database is free for all. It is built especially for MA and doctoral students. The database project is funded by the Finnish Cultural Fund and led by professor Maija Töyry.
The database will be updated yearly. We would be happy to accept any information on new research or materials not yet included in the database. Please send email to a-l-tutkimus(a)taik.fi