History Journals and Serials: An Analytical Guide
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
History Journals and Serials: An Analytical Guide
By (Author) Janet Fyfe
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Greenwood Press
16th July 1986
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
016.905
Physical Properties
Hardback
351
Description
Product information not available.
Reviews
As with other volumes in the series, coverage extends to currently published English-language serials, ' i.e., periodicals and indexes issued at least annually. The intent is to include all major periodicals of interest to historians, plus a sampling of small local journals and newsletters. Altogether, 689 titles are listed, organized under many subjects and geographical areas. In general, each entry has two parts. The first includes standard bibliographical and purchasing information, plus useful items such as microform and reprint availability, manuscript selection, and coverage by indexes and databases. The second consists of annotations that mainly focus on features which might justify the selection of a particular title.' These annotations are mostly 75 to 100 words in length, primarily descriptive, but occasionally evaluative. Four indexes conclude the volume: geographical, title, publisher, and subject....-Choice
"As with other volumes in the series, coverage extends to currently published English-language serials, ' i.e., periodicals and indexes issued at least annually. The intent is to include all major periodicals of interest to historians, plus a sampling of small local journals and newsletters. Altogether, 689 titles are listed, organized under many subjects and geographical areas. In general, each entry has two parts. The first includes standard bibliographical and purchasing information, plus useful items such as microform and reprint availability, manuscript selection, and coverage by indexes and databases. The second consists of annotations that mainly focus on features which might justify the selection of a particular title.' These annotations are mostly 75 to 100 words in length, primarily descriptive, but occasionally evaluative. Four indexes conclude the volume: geographical, title, publisher, and subject...."-Choice
Author Bio
JANET FYFE is Professor at the School of Library and Informations Science, Elborn College, University of Western Ontario.
