Hi Ken, A source that readily comes to mind is OCLC webservices, specifically xISSN, which includes 742,395 ISSNs<http://xissn.worldcat.org/xissnadmin/doc/stat.htm> . http://www.oclc.org/xissn/default.htm It's be free for up to 1000 requests per day without subscription; and for * fee* after that. cheers, Tom On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 1:33 AM, Ken Irwin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > Does anyone know of a free data source that correlates ISSNs with data > that includes "what kind of publication is this?" e.g. > > * Academic journal (+/- peer review?) > > * Popular magazine > > * Newspaper > > * Trade journal > > * Etc > > Obviously, there's some wiggle room in these designations, and I don't > need a super-solid answer. > > I've been asked to supply information about our academic journal > collection, and I don't have a particularly good way of differentiating > between our e-journals and e-magazines, for instance. Individual suppliers > might make these distinctions, but I'm really hoping that a query-able (or, > better: downloadable) file exists. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks > Ken >