The Duke University Libraries now provide full-text unlimited access to The Atlantic, featuring news and commentary on today's issues as well as a complete online archive of back issues dating back to 1857. To access the subscription, go to https://www.theatlantic.com and click "Sign In." Under "Accessing a group subscription?" select "Sign in through your institution" > Duke University > Continue to sign in via NetID.
In its nearly 200 years of history, many notable authors have published in The Atlantic, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ernest Hemingway, and Mark Twain. The Atlantic Writers Project features contemporary authors' reflections on these literary figures as well as links to their past contributions. Other special features include coverage of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who published his famous "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" in the August 1963 issue.
The Atlantic joins a growing list of news and magazine subscriptions available campus-wide at Duke, including:
- The New York Times All Access
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Economist
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- The Assembly
The Duke Law community can also access additional news sources:
Access for these titles ranges from individual account setup to Single Sign-On (NetID) login to IP-based and/or VPN access. For more information about accessing these news sources, visit Legal Databases & Links or Ask a Librarian.