Indexes and Abstracts

Table of contents

This section is a guide to indexes and abstracts of secondary literature in the field of British History.

Annual bibliography of Scottish literature. Aberdeen: Published from the Aberdeen University Library ... , 1969-.

SML, Main Reference Room Z2057 A55 (LC)

Arts & humanities citation index. (Philadelphia: Insititute for Scientific Information, 1975- .)

An international interdisciplinary index to the literature of the arts and humanities, indexing the contents of about 6,100 journals, covering about 1,000 fully and about 5,100 selectively. Those selectively covered are titles in the sciences and social sciences indexed by Science citation index and Social sciences citation index, from which articles of possible interest in the arts and humanities are drawn. Published in three parts:
* Citation Index (through which you can find what later articles have cited earlier books or articles)
* Source Index (an author index)
* Permuterm Subject Index (which offers keyword access to the titles of articles)
The database covers 1975 to the present.

British humanities index. London: Library Association, 1962- . Monthly.

British and Irish archaeological bibliography. London: British and Irish Archaeological Society.

SML, Main Reference Room DA90 B823

The online database contains over 100,000 references to publications published from 1695 to 1991. More recent publications are indexed only in the print publication.

The eighteenth century; a current bibliography. Philadelphia: American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies. 1970-1974; n.s. v.1- 1975- .

SML, Main Reference Room Z2012 E33 (LC)

An international, interdisciplinary bibliography that records "significant scholarship concerning the Englightenment in Europe and the New World". (Foreword)  

Essay and general literature index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1985- . .
For literature coverage back to 1900, see the printed edition (SML, Main Reference Room AI3 E77 (LC))

Essay and General Literature Index (EGL) is a bibliographic database that cites essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works, rather than in journals, published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. More than 300 volumes are indexed annually. Additionally, more than 20 annuals and serial publications are indexed. EGL also provides full bibliographic information on collective titles indexed. EGL focuses on the humanities and social sciences, with subject coverage ranging from economics, political science, and history to criticism of literary works, drama, and film.

Historical abstracts. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio.

 

Includes indexing for journal articles, the contents of festschriften, dissertations, and book reviews concerning the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the history of the United States and Canada which is covered by America: history and life).

Humanities abstracts. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1984- .

For literature coverage back to 1907, see the printed International index to periodicals (SML, Main Reference Room AI1 S63 (LC) and the earlier volumes of Humanities index (SML, Main Reference Room AI1 H84 (LC)

Humanities Abstracts is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from 400 English-language periodicals in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art, dance, drama, and film, folklore, gender studies, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, literary and political criticism, music and performing arts, philosophy, and religion and theology. Periodical coverage includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines.

International medieval bibliography.

Also available at SML, Main Reference Room Z6203 I585 (LC)

A classed bibliography with a subject index which includes citations to articles on a broad range of medieval (450-1500 A.D.) subjects from over 800 journals and many collected works (Festschriften, conference proceedings, and collected essays). The geographic area of coverage includes all of Europe and the Middle East "...for those areas subsequently controlled by Christian powers; it thus includes... non-European parts of the Byzantine Empire." (Introduction).

Iter; the bibliography of Renaissance Europe, 1300-1700. Toronto: ITER, 1977- .

The bibliography covers relevant secondary material published from 1700 to the present. This material consists of both printed literature and matter in other media.

JSTOR: the journal storage project

This project has undertaken to digitize the articles in selected scholarly journals in several disciplines and to make them searchable and readable on the World Wide Web. While, then, not technically a periodical index, JSTOR provides searchable access to the full text of individual journals over the complete history of their publication. Those of interest to religion are currently in the field of history and include the American Historical Review (v.1-94, 1895-1989); the Journal of American History ( v.51-76, 1964-1990); the Journal of Modern History (v.1-62, 1929-1990); the Mississippi Valley Historical Review (v.1-50, 1914-1964)(continued by the Journal of American History); Speculum: A Journal of Mediaeval Studies (v.1-64, 1926-1989); and the William and Mary Quarterly (Series 1: v.1-27, 1892-1919; Series 2: v.1-23, 1921-1943;Series 3: v.1-46, 1944-1989)

MLA bibliography online.

Also available on CD in the SML, CD-ROM Reference Center

The MLA Bibliography indexes critical materials on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore.The database (online and CD-ROM) provides access to citations from over 4,000 journals and series published worldwide, as well as books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies published since 1963. The print edition (SML, Main Reference Room Z7006 M63 (LC) extends indexing coverage back to 1921.

Periodicals Index Online. Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey.

List of history titles in PCI

An index to the contents of thousands of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences, from their first issues (which in some cases was in the 17th century) to 1995. The scope is international, including journals in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and other Western languages. Although not offering access by subject headings, as do most indexes, PIO does offer keyword searching, and it's possible to limit the results of searches to individual subject areas, such as religious studies. Provides links to online full text.

The romantic movement; a selective and critical bibliography. New York: Garland, 1964-. v.1-. Annual.

SML, Main Reference Room Z6514 R6 R63 (LC)

Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History.. London: Royal Historical Society.

List of journals

A comprehensive guide to historical writing about the history of Britain, Ireland, and the British overseas, consolidating existing bibliographies and series published by the Institute of Historical Research and the Royal Historical Society. Coverage extends to include selected books and articles published prior to 1900 and comprehensive coverage from 1901 to the present.

Victorian database online

Provides information on books, articles, and dissertations published from 1970 to 1995 on every field of nineteenth century British Studies. Interdisciplinary in scope, the database consists of entries on Painting, Architecture and Music; Philosophy and Religion; Histories of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and the British Colonial Empire; Military and Naval History; Politics, Commerce and Economics; Sociology, Women's Studies, Law and Education; Science, Technology and Medicine; and Literature - Drama, Poetry, Prose and Fiction.