PERIODICALS, ESSAYS, DEBATES, DISSERTATIONS PERIODICALS. Periodicals in a library serve two purposes: first, as current literature of the day, they are a record of the thought of the present, and second, in the form of bound volumes, they are a permanent record of the thought of the past. It is in the latter form more particularly that they become a part of the reference collection and are usually kept in the so-called "reference department" of a general library. A good collection of bound volumes of the well-known periodicals is almost indispensable to a public library. A large reference library will have so far as possible complete sets of all periodicals indexed in "Poole." These important reference books contain a vast amount of valuable material on all subjects, much of which cannot be found elsewhere. All of this would be inaccessible without that most useful key, the Index to periodical literature, originally compiled by W: F: Poole in one volume, afterwards revised and enlarged, and brought down to date by supplementary volumes. The periodicals indexed in this great work do not include technical and scientific journals. In order that the collection of periodicals may be made readily useful, a list, specifying the exact volumes contained in the Library which are indexed in Poole and other indexes, must be kept in a conspicuous place near these indexes. REFERENCES.-Faxon, Frederick Winthrop. Periodicals in reference work. Pub. 1. 3: 207-209, 252-254. Spofford, Ainsworth Rand. Periodical literature. (In his Book for all readers. 1900. p. 157-170.) Bolton, Henry Carrington. Helps for cataloguers of serials; a short list of bibliographies arranged by countries, with special reference to periodicals. 4 p. 0.1897. Reprinted from the Bulletin of bibliography. Boston. v. 1, no. 3, Oct. 1897. Blakely, Bertha. Library helps-indexes. Lib. j. 26: 871-872. MacDonald, Katharine I. Magazines for the small library. Madison, Wis. 1908. 29 p. D. (Wisconsin library commission. Circular of information, no. 4.) A useful list of the best periodicals for the small library, with descriptive and critical notes. Originally edited by William Frederick Poole, continued by him and William Isaac Fletcher, with the cooperation of members of the American library association. An index to such general periodicals in the English language as are apt to be found in libraries, arranged under subjects. Reference is made to volume and page of the periodical where the article will be found. A list of periodicals indexed is given in front of each volume. It is important that the volumes of periodicals in a library should be numbered to correspond to the volume numbers in the Index, as in a periodical issued in more than one series the numbering is usually con 7 Edited by William Isaac Fletcher with the cooperation of members of the American library association. The volumes for 1895-1904 were published as Annual literary index. In these annual volumes periodicals are indexed under subjects, with a separate author index. About 96 English and American periodicals are indexed each year. In addition, each volume includes the annual index to parts of books, essays, etc., thus supplementing also the A.L.A. index to general literature; a necrology, an index to dates of the year which can serve as a guide to newspaper articles, and a list of special bibliographies. A monthly Library index was published, 1905-07 *Continued annually. R R (v. 1-3) but was discontinued. The matter was incorporated at end of each year in the Annual library index. Poole's index to periodical literature. Abridged ed. ed. by W. I. Fletcher and Mary Poole. Bost. Houghton, 1901. 843] 3 p. Q. $12. 050 A condensation of Poole's Index, including all references to 37 popular periodicals still published, to the end of 1899. Designed especially for the small library, but of great value to all libraries, large or small, on account of its one alphabet and the fact that it gives references enough for all ordinary work. Indexes 67 periodicals under authors and subjects. Title entries are given in the case of fiction and articles with unusually distinctive titles. Includes some engineering as well as general periodicals. Book reviews are indexed and mention is made of maps, portraits and illustrations. Articles are indexed under their specific heads. The indexing is most completely done. Indispensable even in small libraries which should have the first five-yearly volume, the annual volumes from 1905 and the current monthly numbers. These with the Abridged Poole will be necessary to make periodical literature accessible for reference purposes. Continued by the Readers' guide to periodical literature Jan. 1901-08. Minn. Wilson, 1901-08. v. 1-8, 0. $12 per year. 050 Absorbed the Cumulative index in 1903. Index cumulates monthly, quarterly and yearly, the December number being a record for the whole year. In the first years only 15 or 20 popular periodicals were indexed. From 1905 about 72 periodicals are indexed. Omits book reviews which are indexed in the Book review digest, and library periodicals which are indexed in Library work. Cumulative index to a selected list of periodicals, 1896-Jun. 1903. Cleveland, Cumulative index co. 1897-1903. 8v. Q. $5 per year. 050 Started by the Cleveland public library (v. 1-3), continued by the Helman-Taylor co. (v. 4), then by the Cumulative index co. (v. 5-8) Consolidated with the Readers' guide to periodical literature, July, 1903. Indexes 50 periodicals. The Cumulative index was published monthly with quarterly and annual cumulations. No annual cumulations after 1898. The indexing is by authors, titles, subjects. Portraits and book reviews are indexed. Magazine subject-index; a subject-index to seventy-nine American and English periodicals, forty-four indexed from their first issues to December 31, 1907, thirty-five indexed for the year 1907; comp. by F. W. Faxon. Bost. Boston book co. 1908. v. 1, O. $3. 050 Continued quarterly in the Bulletin of bibliography. "Short, unimportant articles are, as a rule, omitted. Fiction and poetry are not included except that continued novels and stories by well-known authors are admitted under the authors' names. The author, volume, month, year, and inclusive pages of each article are given, and illustrations, portraits, maps, and plans are specifically indicated." Preface. "Indexes 79 periodicals, not indexed in Annual literary index, or Readers' guide." Bulletin of bibliography and magazine subject index. Bost. Boston book co. 1907. v. 5, Q. $1 per year. 010.5 Bulletin of With the April 1907 number, the bibliography began a Magazine subject index of 60 periodicals not indexed in the Readers' guide. Includes the state historical magazines. Published quarterly. The quarterly numbers will be cumulated annually as the Annual magazine subject-index ($3) Eclectic library catalog; an index to twenty magazines and to the recent government publications most useful in a small library, July, 1908. Minn. Wilson, 1908. v. 1, 0. $4 per year. 050 An alphabetic subject index to more than 107 periodicals, including about 70 not in Poole nor the Cumulative, of which a large number are English magazines little known except in the largest American libraries. A large number of indexes to separate periodicals have been compiled. A list of such indexes is contained in the Handbook for readers of the Boston public library (1890), p. 263-311. A longer and more recent list is to be found in Stein's Manuel de bibliographie générale (1897), p. 637-710 (tables générales de périodiques de toutes langues) Many of these special indexes will be found most useful, particularly those to general and technical journals not contained in “ Poole." The following may be mentioned as a few Includes periodicals indexed, in whole or in part in Poole's index and supplements, the Abridged Poole, Annual library index, Readers' guide, Cumulative index, Magazine subject-index, Index to periodicals, the Contents-subject index, A.L.A. index to general literature, A.L.A. portrait index, Jones's Index to legal periodicals, and the Engineering index. Gives dates and volume numbers of first and last issue of each set, and shows in which of the various indexes it is indexed. Severance, Henry Ormal. A guide to the current periodicals and serials of the United States and Canada, 1907. Ann Arbor, Wahr, 1907. 330 p. Q.* $1. 016.05 An alphabetic list giving frequency of publication, publisher and place of publication, and price. There is also a classified list. *Continued annually. Boston UNION LISTS Public library. List of periodicals, newspapers, transactions and other serial publications currently received in the principal libraries of Boston and vicinity. Bost. 1897. 143 p. Q 016.05 Alphabetic list with subject index. California university Library. Co-oper- R ative list of periodical literature in libraries of central California. 3d ed. enl. Berkeley, 1902. 130 p. O. (Bulletin, no. 1.) 016.05 Chicago library club. List of serials in public libraries of Chicago and Evanston, corrected to Jan. 1901. Chic. 1901. 185 p. O. $1 pap. 016.05 Alphabetic list; contains about 6640 titles. Continued by John Crerar library, Chicago. Supplement to the List of serials in public libraries of Chicago and Evanston. 2d ed. corrected to Nov. 1905, ed. by C. W. Andrews, with a bibliography of union lists of serials, comp. by A. G. S. Josephson. Chic. 1906. 220 + 28 p. Q. 20 cts. 016.05 Bibliography, 28 p. Contains about 8460 titles; 3150 new. Library of Congress. Union list of periodicals, transactions, and allied publications currently received in the principal libraries of the District of Columbia; comp. under the direction of A. P. C. Griffin. Wash. Government printing office, 1901. 315 leaves, Q. free. 016.05 Useful as giving titles of a large collection of periodicals about 9500. An alphabetic list. New York library club. Union list of periodicals currently received by the New York and Brooklyn libraries. N.Y. 1887. 58 p. 0. 016.05 Book review digest, Jan. 1906-08. Minn. F Wilson, 1906-08. v. 1-3, 0. $5 per year. 050 v. 1 published under title Cumulative book review digest. Published monthly, cumulating quarterly and yearly. About 45 of the leading English and American Abperiodicals are indexed with descriptive notes. stracts of the reviews are frequently given. The use of + or - indicates whether the reviews are favorable or unfavorable. Prices and publishers' names are included. Bibliographie der deutschen rezensionen, mit einschluss von referaten und selbstanzeigen. Supplement zur Bibliographie der deutschen zeitschriften-litteratur. Lpz. Dietrich, 1901–07. v. 1–7, 0.* 25 m. per vol. Pi Index to legal periodicals and law library journal, Jan. 1908. Chic. American assoc. of law libraries, 1908. v. 1, O. $5 including the annual cumulative volume. 340.5 Published quarterly. An index by authors and by subjects to 17 legal periodicals. Library science 1898. Library journal. General index, v. 1–22, Sept.1876-Dec.1897. N.Y. Publication office, 130 p. O. 020.5 Library work; a bibliography and digest of current library literature, Apr. 19061908. Minn. Wilson, 1906. v. 1-2, O. 50 cts. per year. 016.02 A cumulative index to current library literature under subjects, published quarterly. 14 American and English library periodicals as well as other publications are indexed. Of special value for the abstracts of important articles. Volume 2, no. 1, April 1908, covers the years 1905-07. Engineering index, 1884-1905. N. Y. Engineering magazine, 1892-1906. 4v. O. v. 1, o.p. v. 2-4, $20. 620.5 v. 1, 1884-1891, published under the title Descriptive index of current engineering literature; v. 2, 1892-1895, ed. by J. B. Johnson; v. 3, 1896-1900, and v. 4, 1901-1905, ed. by H. H. Suplee and T. H. Cuntz. Indicates the character and purpose of each article also its length. Indexes more than 200 technical periodical publications, under the specific subjects of the articles. Invaluable for engineering subjects. The arrangement of the "annual" differs from that of the five-yearly volumes. Instead of the specific alphabetic arrangement the articles are grouped under eight divisions which are then subdivided. The divisions are: civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial economy, marine and naval engineering, mechanical engineering, mining and metallurgy, railway engineering, and street and electric railways. Continued monthly in the Engineering magazine, which for each month has an index giving a classified list of articles published in the current numbers of the important technical journals (about 190) of the United States, Great Britain, and the Continent. Repertorium der technischen journal litteratur, 1879-99. Berl. Heymann, 18811900. Q.* 24m. per vol. 050 A subject index of technical and scientific periodicals, compiled by order of the Imperial patent office. There is also an author index, and a list of periodicals indexed. From 1823 to 1878 published as Repertorium der technischen litteratur. "Beginning with the 1892 number, the index gives the German equivalent for the English technical terms, which practically serves for the use of English readers as a key to all the previous volumes." Lib. j. 19: C80. Royal society of London. scientific papers, 1800-1900. 1908. 13 v. sq. Q. about $60. Catalogue of Lond. 1867016.5 v. 1-6, 1800-63; v. 7-8, 1864-73; v. 9-11, 187483; v. 12, Supplementary; v. 13, Subject index, v. 1, pure mathematics (21 s.) An index to the serial literature of science, comprising transactions and journals with the reference, date, and number of pages. Technical press index. (In Engineering digest, formerly Technical literature. v. 1-3, 1906-08) Engineering digest is a monthly periodical containing an index of articles of technical value in a large number of current periodicals, American, British and foreign. The length of each article is stated and there is a short descriptive note regarding the scope of the article. Stone and Webster library, Boston. Current literature references, Jan. 1907-08. Bost. 1907-08. v. 1, Q. 016.5 "The items selected are from upwards of one hundred different weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies, etc., the larger portion of which come regularly to this library. The selection is made with a view to having at hand an efficient reference list bearing upon the *Continued annually. |