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Library Journal

magazine about libraries (1876-)
Periodical magazine Q6542511
Library Journal
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Summary

Library Journal is a magazine[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of magazine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (421 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Instance of: trade magazine[4]
  • Founder: Melvil Dewey[5]
  • Publisher: Media Source[6]
  • Place of publication: New York City[7]
  • Commons category: Library Journal[8]
  • Language of work or name: English[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Inception: 1877[11]
  • Official website: https://www.libraryjournal.com[12]
  • Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator level: 1[13]
  • Title: Library Journal[14]
  • Different from: Library Journal[15]
  • Social media followers: 240,383[16], 222,758[17], 244,201[18], 247,953[19]
  • Indexed in bibliographic review: Scopus[20]

Why It Matters

Library Journal has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

magazine Melvil Dewey New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Q139820602. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . BFI 2012 journal list. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · PARAKANYAA · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 12
    Country → United States
    Internet archive id → pub_library-journal
    Editor → Melvil Dewey
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 21w ago · TranqyPoo · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Place of publication → New York City
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Library Journal'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Library Journal'}
    Country of origin → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Title: American Library Journal"
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