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January 23, 2009

Explore History with Wilson's Retrospective Databases

H.W. Wilson's retrospective databases provide users with insight into relevant historic and economic information during troubled times, helping them use history to discover what might be coming in the future.

BCR member libraries have available to them two valuable research tools from Wilson that can help students, educators and researchers find answers from the history of business and industry.

Business Periodicals Retrospective: 1913-1982 — A searchable index of the most important scholarly journals, trade publications and magazines, 1913 through 1982. It takes a look at such topics as the history of telecommunications to the rise of the global automobile market to the building of the international monetary system and the death of the international gold standard. Users will find information about technological advances, business strategies, marketing triumphs and failures, company profiles, iconic executives and much more. Discover search results with relevance in today's world, such as:

  • "To Thaw Deposits." Business Week, 1933
  • "Origin of the banking panic of March 4, 1933." Bankers' Magazine, 1935
  • "When all the banks closed." Harvard Business Review, 1948
  • "Lessons from the Banking Crisis." Bankers' Magazine, 1933

Applied Science and Technology Retrospective: 1913-1983 — Content from Wilson's acclaimed Applied Science & Technology Index. The perfect reference for tracking down important studies and exploring historical controversies. From finding papers by innovators to researching the development of a particular technology, users have access to search results such as the effects of pesticides on the environment, the rise and fall of Thalidomide or the dawn of the global economy.

Discover more about WilsonWeb databases at two BCR Product & Services Showcase sessions:

Register now on the BCR website!

Learn how your library can subscribe to these valuable resources. Visit the BCR website or contact Maura Hadaway (mhadaway@bcr.org).


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