Abstract: A rotary magazine assembly for holding information bearing cards and the like having support pins attached along one of the sides of the cards, includes a stand with spaced apart plates for supporting the cards for rotary movement about the central axis of the stand, and a device mounted on the stand adjacent one of the plates for maintaining a pair of cards separated from one another when it is desired to retrieve information therefrom, the device including a stop element moveable into and out of engagements with sides of the separated cards.