Below are links to databases useful for researching the history of the book.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)This link opens in a new windowLibrary, Information Science & Technology Abstracts covers topics related to librarianship such as classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, and information management. About a third of the peer reviewed journal articles are available by linked full text.
Description:Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts covers topics related to librarianship such as classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, and information management. About a third of the peer reviewed journal articles are available by linked full text. Time Period: 1960's to present Sources: Indexes more than 750 journals, magazines and trade publications, and includes nearly 1 million linked full text items. Subject Headings: Education, Mobile, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Conference Papers, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, Reviews, Trade Publications Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: Library Literature Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Monthly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Library Literature & Information Science Full TextThis link opens in a new windowLibrary Literature & Information Science Full Text is a key database for journal articles specifically about libraries on a wide range of topics including library automation, conservation and preservation of materials, censorship, copyright, and education for librarians.
Description:Library Literature & Information Science Full Text is a key database for journal articles specifically about libraries on a wide range of topics including library automation, conservation and preservation of materials, censorship, copyright, and education for librarians. Time Period: 1980 to present Sources: Indexes nearly 400 journals and contains the full text of more than 170 journals. Subject Headings: Education, Mobile, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Books/e-books, Conference Papers, Journal Articles, Reviews Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: Library Literature Publisher: H.W. Wilson Updates: Monthly Number of Simultaneous Users: 4
Project MUSEThis link opens in a new windowFull text database of journals in disciplines such as art, literature, history, political science, and economics. Some full text will come from the JSTOR database, in PDF format.
Description:Project Muse is a full text database of journals in disciplines such as art, literature, history, political science, and economics. Some full text will come from JSTOR, in PDF format. Time Period: 1993 to present Sources: Indexes more than 300 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, English & Linguistics, History, Humanities, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Books/e-books, Citations, Journal Articles Information Included: Journal Articles FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
JSTORThis link opens in a new windowJSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available.
Note: Additional content has been permanently added to JSTOR, including archived journal collections and primary resources. Searches performed using the databases page link will include results from the additional sources, as will the link above.
Description:JSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available.
Note: Additional content has been permanently added to JSTOR, including archived journal collections and primary resources. Searches performed using the databases page link will include results from the additional sources, as will the link above.
Time Period: 19th century to present Sources: Provides the full text for approximately 2,000 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Mobile, Music, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Citations, Journal Articles, Reviews Information Included: Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: JSTOR Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Early English Books OnlineThis link opens in a new windowEarly English Books provides access to nearly every book published in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473–1700. It contains more than 17 million scanned images. Book come from more than 200 libraries.
Description:Early English Books provides access to nearly every book published in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473–1700. It contains more than 17 million scanned images. Book come from more than 200 libraries. Time Period: 1473 to 1700 Sources: Contains more than 130,000 book titles. Subject Headings: English & Linguistics, History, Humanities, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Books/e-books Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Chadwyck-Healey Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800)This link opens in a new windowEarly American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800)is a key collection of 17th and 18th century American writing, all reproduced online in full-text. Primary sources include texts on early American diplomacy, foreign affairs, government, history, literature, philosophy, and religion. Based on Charles Evans’ renowned “American Bibliography” and Roger Bristol’s supplement, it includes nearly every book, pamphlet, and broadside published in American during that time period.
Description:Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800) is a key collection of 17th and 18th century American writing, all reproduced online in full-text. Primary sources include texts on early American diplomacy, foreign affairs, government, history, literature, philosophy, and religion. Based on Charles Evans’ renowned “American Bibliography” and Roger Bristol’s supplement, it includes nearly every book, pamphlet, and broadside published in American during that time period. Time Period: 1639-1800 Sources: Includes more than 36,000 works and a total of 2.3 million pages. Subject Headings: History, Humanities Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Archival Material Information Included: Full Text FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: Early American Imprints Series Publisher: Readex Updates: NA Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited