August 24, 2007
New Resources Available from H.W. Wilson
Two new reference databases are being released by H.W. Wilson. Applied Science & Technology Index Retrospective: 1913-1983 is already available. Business Periodicals Index Retrospective: 1913-1982 will be released in October.
Seven Decades of Advances, Controversies and Studies in a Single Source
Wilson's new Applied Science & Technology Index Retrospective: 1913-1983 — from the acclaimed Applied Science & Technology Index — is a valuable source for tracking down important studies, exploring historical controversies, finding papers by innovators, researching the development of a particular technology, and more.
Users have access to:
- Indexing of more than 1,400 periodicals, with citations to over 3 million articles, including book reviews.
- Complete files of Industrial Arts Index (1913-1957), providing unique coverage through 1957.
- Updated subject headings make finding information on scientific and technical developments easy.
- Original subject headings provided for insight into the way the issues of the day were framed.
- Personal names used as subject headings are standardized to ensure retrieval of all records about an individual or a company.
- WilsonLink SFX-powered technology links to full text in OpenURL compatible databases.
- Library holdings indicator, linked to a library OPAC, lets users know if they'll find cited issues on the library's shelves.
See more at www.hwwilson.com/astretro/.
In-depth Record of 20th-century Business and Industry
From the history of telecommunications, to the rise of the global automobile market; from the building of the international monetary system, to the death of the international gold standard, Wilson's Business Periodicals Index Retrospective: 1913-1982 is a rich account of technological advances, business strategies, marketing triumphs and failures, company profiles, iconic executives, and much more. With coverage of contemporaneous reaction to business trends and events, and forecasts from the best prognosticators of the time, this unique source will serve students of a wide range of industries, as well as researchers in a wide range of disciplines.
This research tool provides versatile searching of business journalism back to the first World War and includes:
- Indexing of more than 1,000 periodicals, with citations to over 2.5 million articles, including book reviews.
- Coverage of the most important scholarly journals, trade publications, and magazines.
- Updated subject headings make finding information on business developments easy.
- Original subject headings are provided, for insight into the evolution of methods and technology.
- Personal and corporate names used as subject headings are standardized, to ensure retrieval of all records about an individual or a company.
Special Pre-pub Offer
Subscribe to the combined database Applied Science & Technology/Business Periodicals Index Retrospective and save 15 percent off the standard rate! (Applied Science & Technology Index Retrospective and Business Periodicals Index Retrospective offer the same content up to 1958. Beyond 1958, the databases cover applied science periodicals and business periodicals, respectively.)
For more information, contact Karen Graham at BCR (kgraham@bcr.org).

