Historical Abstracts
Historical
Abstracts is a complete reference guide to the history of the world from
1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered
in America: History and Life). This database is packed with annotated references
to information on topics from the Renaissance to Tiananmen Square—over half
a million entries in all.
Published since 1954, Historical Abstracts
has long been recognized as the leading bibliography for historical study in the
world. Currently over 2,000 journals published throughout the world are covered
in the database, making this a historical periodical database unmatched in breadth.
In addition to including the key historical journals from virtually every major
country, Historical Abstracts includes a targeted selection of hundreds
of journals in the social sciences and humanities that are of special interest
to researchers and students of history.
An advisory board of respected
historians and librarians assists with the overall selection of the journals covered.
Editors carefully review each journal issue included in the database and identify
the articles of greatest interest to historians. These articles are then abstracted
by an experienced group of abstracters, most of whom are historians and librarians
who are experts in the content of the journals they cover. All abstracts are written
in English and are carefully edited for clarity and precision. Article citations
carry abstracts of 75-120 words or, particularly for peripheral journals, annotations
of one or two sentences. Historical Abstracts on the Web also includes
in-process English-language article entries (those entries for which abstract,
subject terms, and chronologies are not yet available) prior to their completion
and inclusion in the print and CD-ROM versions. In addition to articles, each
year Historical Abstracts includes approximately 3,000 citations to useful
historical books as reviewed by the most prestigious journals in the field and
citations to abstracts of dissertations completed worldwide of particular interest
for historical research. As each entry in the database is assigned appropriate
indexing terms based on standard authorities, users are able to quickly find exactly
the sources they require. Every year over 20,000 new citations are added to the
Historical Abstracts database, so your researchers can keep up with the
historical literature from around the world.
