Erie Gay News is assigned international library indexing number

by Mike Mahler

Erie Gay News has been assigned an ISSN (2159-1792) by the US ISSN Center at the Library of Congress. The ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) is an eight-digit number which identifies periodical publications as such, including electronic serials. This is a universal way of cataloging serials/periodicals.

In February 2008, Erie Gay News was selected for inclusion in the EBSCO Publishing LGBT Life® with Full Text index. This index is marketed to the library marketplace. All current and past issues are now included.Archive copies of both runs of the print editions are also in the collections at Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives in Toronto, Gerber/Hart Library in Chicago, Homodok-LAA/IHLIA in Amsterdam, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles, The Pat Parker/Vito Russo Center Library in New York City, and Sexual Minorities Archives in Florence, MA.

About the Author

Michael Mahler Michael Kenton Mahler (He/Him) has been the editor of Erie Gay News since it was founded in December 1992. He is also a founding member of NWPA Pride Alliance. He serves on the Governor's Commission for LGBTQ Affairs and is active with Aging with Pride and the Erie County HIV Task Force. He became the first LGBTQ person to be fully out in May 1992 when appearing on local TV coverage. Michael currently works as a software developer for Erie Custom Computer Applications.