James L. Harner

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“ ARBAonline includes reviews from vol. 28 (1997) forward, with new reviews added each month. Users can search by keyword, author or editor, ISBN or ISSN, publisher, subject, and title; searches can be limited to classified divisions and their subheadings (see above) , ARBA volume, monthly update (important for those who want to keep current with new reference works; click the last search box in the ARBA Volume line for a pull-down menu) , and publication date of the work reviewed. ”

“ Based on information supplied by publishers or editors, entries vary in fullness, accuracy, and currency. Two indexes: subjects (more thorough beginning with the 46th ed. [2010–11] ) ; regional (by state, then city; foreign countries follow states) . The Directory is the best source for identifying current little magazines and active small presses; earlier editions remain valuable for information about defunct publications and presses, especially alternative and underground ones. ”

“ Each entry provides basic editorial and subscription information, ISSN, e-mail address, URL, electronic and other formats, an indication whether the journal is refereed (not always accurate) , an incomplete (and sometimes inaccurate) list of serial bibliographies and abstracts that index the publication, and—for some periodicals—a brief description of contents or editorial focus, a link to tables of contents, and reviews published in a limited number of journals. ”

“ Users can also browse documents by publication title, subject area, or publisher. Records (which can be sorted by relevance or date [ascending or descending] ) can be marked for exporting or e-mailing. Users can save searches and create alerts. Although coverage of the arts and humanities is not particularly broad, IngentaConnect is useful for identifying articles in journals not covered by the literature bibliographies in section G.
Book Reviews Included in this section are serials whose primary content is reviews. ”

“ The notices, which have been signed only since vol. 22 (1984) , are organized by subject areas, including the humanities, language and literature (classified by language) , performing arts (with sections for film and theater) , and reference works (although coverage of the last is weak) . Two indexes in each issue (authors; titles) ; annual cumulative index.
Reviews since January 1988 can be searched through Choice Reviews Online, whose interface is a vast improvement over the one used by ChoiceReviews.online. ”

“ Periodicals This section is limited to works not restricted to a national literature, genre, or subject.
Research Methods K610 Marshall, Ashley, and Robert D. Hume. “The Joys, Possibilities, and Perils of the British Library’s Digital Burney Newspapers Collection.” Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 104.1 (2010) : 5–52. ”