''The Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature'' is a reference guide to recently published articles in
periodical
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magazines and scholarly
journals, organized by article subject. ''The Readers' Guide'' has been published regularly since 1901 by the
H. W. Wilson Company, and is a staple of public and academic reference
libraries
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throughout the
United States
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; a retrospective index of general periodicals published from 1890 to 1982 is also available.
Originally, ''The Readers' Guide'' was published on a biweekly basis, with later issues incorporating the previous content in larger copies until the index for the entire year was published.
Databases
There are two online
database
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versions of ''Reader's Guide'' available from
H. W. Wilson Company: ''Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature'' which covers 1983 to the present, and ''Readers' Guide'' Retrospective: 1890–1982.
''Reader's Guide'' Retrospective: 1890–1982
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See also
*List of academic databases and search engines
This article contains a representative list of notable databases and search engines useful in an academic setting for finding and accessing articles in academic journals, institutional repositories, archives, or other collections of scientific an ...
References
External links
* {{HathiTrust Catalog
Bibliographic databases and indexes
EBSCO Industries
Publications established in 1901