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French History Research Guide
INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

To periodicals of the period / To recent secondary literature

1. TO PERIODICALS OF THE PERIOD

See also:
In Subject Bibliographies by Period: General:
Chambers, Frances. France.
Repetoire bibliographique de l'histoire de France.
Saulnier, Eugene. Bibiographie des travaux publies de 1866 a 1897 sur l'historie de la France de 1500 a 1789.

In Subject Bibiliographies by Period: Ancien Regime:
French 17.

In Subject Bibliographies by Period: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries:
Caron, Pierre. Bibliographie des travaux publies de 1866 a 1897 sur l'histoire de la France depuis 1789.

Annuaire de la presse, de la publicité et de la communication. Paris: Ecran Publicité, 1987- .
SML Stacks Z6956 F8 +A6 (LC) [Latest Volume in Reference]
A directory of French newspapers, magazines, and journals. Newspapers are listed first. Magazines and journals are listed under broad subject headings. Includes price information but no description of the publications listed. Title index.

Continues: Annuaire de la presse et de la publicité. Paris, 1880-1986. 99 v.
LSF Xa36 F6 A8 [1880-1975]
LSF Z6956 F8 +A6 (LC) [1976-1986]

France-actualité: Index de la presse écrite française. Quebec: Microfor Inc., 1978-1981.
SML Reference, Index Case AI7 +F73 (LC)

Le guide de la presse Alphom. Ed. Alain Dag'naud. Paris: Alphom, c1994.
SML Reference PN4731 G85X 1994
Updated edition of a classified, selective guide to French and international newspapers, magazines, and journals. Includes descriptions of the publications listed. Organized by country and by subject. Includes indices of names, keywords, and titles.

Internationale Bibliographie der geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur : IBZ = International bibliography of periodical literature on the humanities and social sciences = Bibliographie internationale de la litterature periodique dans les domaines des sciences humaines et sociales. Osnabruck: F. Dietrich, 1963/64- .
SML Reference, Index Case AI9 I58 (LC)
SML Reference, Index Case AI9 I585 (LC) [cumulative index]
Subject index to more than 7,600 periodicals in German and other languages. The subjects are in German, with cross-references from English and French forms.

Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur: IBZ. Osnabruck: Zeller Verlag.
Available online to members of the Yale community

International index to periodicals. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1907-1965. Quarterly.
SML Reference, Index Case AI1 S63 (LC)

Continued in part by The subject index to periodicals (see below).

Periodicals contents index. Alexandria, VA: Chawyck-Healy, 1994.
Available online to members of the Yale community
Includes tables of contents for over 200 humanities and social sciences journals published between the early nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Segment One covers journals published in North America; Segment Two covers journals published in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and Germany.

Repère. Montreal: Services documentaires Multimedia; Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, 1994- .
SML Reference, Index Case AI7 +P6 (LC)
Available online
This Canadian publication is an index to French-language general interest magazines and journals. It covers about 280 periodicals from Canada, France, and other French-speaking countries. A broad range of subjects is covered. Arrangement of entries is by subject. Brief summaries of the articles indexed are included. An author and title index is in the back of each issue.

Continues: Point de repère. Montreal, Quebec: Centrale des bibliothèques, Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, 1984-1993.
SML Reference, Index Case AI7 +P6 (LC)

The subject index to periodicals. London: Library Association, 1919-1962. 41 v.
SML Reference AI3 +A832 (LC)

Continued by: British humanities index. London: Library Association, 1962- . Monthly.
SML Reference, Index Case AI3 +B75 (LC)

2. TO RECENT SECONDARY LITERATURE

Arts & humanities citation index. Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information, 1977- . Three times a year, with the last issue the annual cumulation.
SML Stacks Z5937 +A795 (LC)
Available online to members of the Yale community
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
Years of coverage: 1975-present.

Bibliographie annuelle de l'histoire de France du cinquième siècle à.... Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1955- .
SML Reference Z2176 B53 (LC)

Essay and general literature index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1900/33- .
SML Reference, Index Case AI3 E77 (LC)
Available online to members of the Yale community
Essay and General Literature Index (EGL), produced by The H.W. Wilson Company, is a bibliographic database that cites essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works 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. The print volumes cover the years 1900 to the present; the online version covers 1985 to the present.

FRANCIS. Vandoeuvre, France: Institut de l'information scientifique et technique (INIST).
Available online to members of the Yale community
A "citation resources file" that indexes more than 4000 journals in the humanities and social sciences. FRANCIS is strong in religion, the history of art, and literature, with particular emphasis on current trends in European and world literature. Updated monthly, FRANCIS covers 1984 to the present.

French periodical index. Westwood, MA: F.W. Faxon Co. 1973/74- .
SML Stacks Z6956 F8 F74 (LC)

Historical abstracts. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 1955-1970.
SML Stacks D1 +H48
Available online to members of the Yale community
Contains annotated references to books, articles, and dissertations on the history of the world from 1450 to the present, excluding the United States and Canada. Published since 1954, Historical Abstracts indexes over 2,000 journals published throughout the world. In addition to key historical journals from virtually every major country, Historical Abstracts covers hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities that are of special interest to researchers and students of history. All abstracts are written in English. From 1970 to 2000, the print volumes were published in two parts:

Historical abstracts. Part A: Modern History Abstracts, 1450-1914. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 1971-2001.
SML Stacks D1 +H482

Historical abstracts. Part B: Twentieth Century Abstracts, 1914-2000. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 1971-2000.
SML Stacks D1 +H483

Historical Association (Great Britain). Annual bulletin of historical literature. London: Historical Association, 1911- .
SML Reference Z6205 H57 (LC)
Available online to members of the Yale community
"Selective, annotated bibliography... covering Modern Europe..." (AHA 22.2) Sub-sections on France fall in chronological and topical categories. Online version available for 1997- .

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Mountain View, CA: Research Libraries Group.
Available online to members of the Yale community
The History of Science and Technology file describes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science and technology and allied historical fields. The file comprises four bibliographies: the Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science (1975-present), the Current Bibliography in the History of Technology (1987-present), the Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza, and Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Updated annually.

Humanities Abstracts Full Text. Bronx, NY: H.W. Wilson Co.
Available online to members of the Yale community
Humanities Abstracts, produced by The H. W. Wilson Company, is a bibliographic database that cites articles from more than 350 English-language periodicals, plus the full text of over 95 of those periodicals. It covers such fields as archaeology and classical studies, art, film, folklore, 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. Years of coverage: Abstracts, 1984-present; Full-text, 1995-present. Abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles.
Continues:
  • Humanities Index (1974-present, see below)
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Index (1966-1974, see below)
  • International Index (1955-1965)

Humanities index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1974- . Quarterly.
SML Reference, Index Case AI1 H84 (LC)

MLA international bibliography of books and articles on the modern languages and literatures. New York: 1963- . Annual.
SML Reference, Index Case Z7006 M63 (LC)
Available online to members of the Yale community
The MLA Bibliography indexes critical materials on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. The online database 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. The print volumes go back to 1921 and the database covers from 1963 to the present. An online tutorial for using the MLA Bibliography is also available.

Continues: Modern Language Association of America. Annual bibliography. New York, 1947-1962.
SML Reference Z7006 M63 (LC)

PAIS international. Newton Lower Falls, MA: SilverPlatter Information Services, Inc.
Available online to members of the Yale community
PAIS International covers the literature of public affairs including political, economic and social issues. It contains references to articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, research reports, conference reports and publications of international agencies. Publications from more than 60 countries are included. Materials indexed are in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Coverage begins in 1972.

The romantic movement; a selective and critical bibliography. New York: Garland. 1964- . Annual.
SML Reference Z6514 R6 R63 (LC)
SML Stacks Xf25 R66

Social sciences & humanities index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1966-1974.
SML Reference, Index Case AI1 S63 (LC)
SML Periodical Reading Room AI1 S63 (LC)

Women's studies index. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall & Co., 1991- .
SML Reference Z7962 W66 (LC)
Indexes, articles, reviews, abstracts in 82 periodicals.

A note on the annotations:

Balay = Guide to reference books. Edited by Robert Balay. 11th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1996.
Shelved at Reference Desk

Sheehy = Guide to reference books. Edited by Eugene P. Sheehy. 10th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1986.
Shelved at Reference Desk

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