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Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (H.W. Wilson)



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Description

Readers' Guide Retrospective is a database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. Just some of the subjects included are: Antiques, Arts, Business, Computers, Crafts, Dance, Drama, Education, Entertainment, Fashion, Fiction, Film & Television, Food, Recipes & Cooking, Gardening, Health & Medicine, History, Home Improvement, Literature, News & Current Events, Photography, Popular & Classical Music, Politics, Popular Culture, Religion, Science, Sports & Fitness, Transportation, Travel, and any more! This is considered to be THE index that covers popular periodical literature for the time period represented, and one of the few databases that covers the 20th century. Use the Readers Guide Full Text, the database which represents the years after 1982, to continue your search up to the present.

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User tools and features

  • Compatible with RefWorks.
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  • iPhone and Android applications.

Dates covered

Current coverage for the database includes the years 1890 through 1982.

Updating frequency

Complete.

Sources

Magazines.

Type of coverage

Indexing with citations.

Print counterpart or
related resources

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. See the for specific holdings.

Related Resource: Readers' Guide Full Text

Producer/content provider

H.W. Wilson Company

Vendor/electronic presentation provider

EBSCO

Core Subject(s)

South Asian Studies