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The most detailed account of U.S. culture and history you’ll find anywhere—now in a searchable database!

A one-of-a-kind new resource—based on the renowned research power of Readers’ Guide!

For over 100 years, library users have relied on Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature as the ultimate index of subjects in the popular press. Readers’ Guide has earned the trust of researchers at all levels, and was hailed by Library Journal as One of the 50 Best Reference Sources for the Millennium.  Presenting the richest account of U.S. cultural history you’ll find in any single source, Readers’ Guide Retrospective saves time, effort, and shelf-space, with the online equivalent of 44 Readers’ Guide annuals. 

  • Search more than 3 million articles from some 375 leading magazines! many of the articles are peer-reviewed.

  • Find articles by keyword, subject heading, publication, dates, journal, author, article title, ISSN, article type, and more!

  • Full text coverage of Wilson Library Bulletin, including PDF page images.

  • Visit our Journal Directory for a searchable list of the journals covered.

  • Updated subject headings make finding information easy, using contemporary terms.

  • Original subject headings are retained—a revealing and historically valuable look at the way the issues of the day were framed. See: Historic and Contemporary Subject Headings.

  • Entries link to page images from original Readers’ Guide volumes, showing users the original “see” and “see also” references, plus the complete hierarchy of subject headings and subheadings.

  • Library holdings indicator, linked to your OPAC lets users know if they'll find cited issues on your shelves.

  • WilsonLink SFX technology links citations with full text from any of your OpenURL compatible databases—at no additional charge!

  • Acquire articles easily through built-in document delivery links.

  • Search with other Readers’ Guide databases, for seamless access to more than a century of citations!

A century of headlines and history, searchable in an instant!

  • Reporting on historical events from the perspective of when they happened…

  • Interviews and profiles of a century of headliners and history makers…

  • Contemporaneous criticism of art, literature, film, and stage…

  • Tracking of American icons of print journalism…

  • Notes of illustrations, photos, charts, and other graphics accompanying articles…

Now Featuring WilsonLink SFX-Powered Technology
 

When you search Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 on WilsonWeb, you get seamless links to full text articles on any of your library’s reference databases that are OpenURL compliant—at no additional charge.

 

Just click a special WilsonLink icon for automatic links to your other databases—no matter what the vendor. You don’t need additional hardware—WilsonWeb integrates your electronic collection with a supplemental search of all OpenURL compliant resources. In addition, WilsonLink provides extended services including an Internet search and document delivery options.

 

Index to the Original Coverage of History-Making Events

  • James Earl Ray pleads guilty to killing Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. ...

  • Chappaquiddick - death of Mary Jo Kopechne ...

  • Neil Armstrong walks on the Moon ...

  • Charles Manson and Sharon Tate, murders ...

  • Leonard Bernstein’s farewell performance at the New York Philharmonic ...

  • Nixon’s resignation and impeachment...

  • End of the Vietnam War ...

  • Irish potato famine ...

  • Three Mile Island nuclear plant disaster ...

  • Breakup of the Beatles ...

  • "Star Wars" ...

  • "Godfather" ...

  • Kidnapping of Patty Hearst ...

  • Environmental protection—first Earth Day ...

  • 18-year-olds get to vote! ...

  • Attica Prison riots ...

  • Hot pants ...

  • Jimmy Hoffa disappears ...

  • Francisco Franco dies ...

  • New pope—John Paul I; John Paul II ...

  • Panama Canal treaties ...

  • Ayatollah Khomeini takes over in Iran ...

  • John Lennon murdered ...

  • Iran hostage crisis ...

  • Mars Viking landing ...

  • Martial law in Poland; Solidarity goes on strike ...

  • Rise of Bruce Springsteen ...
    ... and much, much more!
     

Just Some of the Subjects Covered:

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 more!

 

Updated Plus Original Subject Headings—All Searchable

Historical Heading

 Contemporary Heading

Abandoned towns Ghost towns
Abyssinia Ethiopia
Boers Afrikaners
Bombs, Flying Aerial bombing
Brontosaurus Apatosaurus
Chemistry, Legal Forensic chemistry
Drunkards; Drunkenness Alcohol and alcoholism
European War, 1914- World War I, 1914-1918
Feeble-minded Mentally handicapped
Game protection Wildlife conservation
Gases in warfare Chemical and biological weapons
Glacial period Ice age
Hashish Marijuana
India-rubber Rubber
Insane Mentally ill
Lodging houses, Municipal Flophouses
Ministers of the gospel Clergy
Mohammedans Muslims
Moros Muslims/Philippines
Monitors Turret ships
Negro-English dialects Black English
Outdoor relief Public welfare
Physiological chemistry Biochemistry
Sportsmen Hunters
Stock exchange/Crisis, October 1929 Business depression, 1929-1939
Trade unions Labor unions
Wireless telegraphy Radio telegraph
And many more . . .

 

 

 Also Available

 

 

Readers’ Guide Full Text, Mega Edition 
Dramatically expand your popular periodical resources with full text plus the trusted reliability of Readers’ Guide indexing!  Readers’ Guide Full Text, Mega Edition offers the ultimate in current events coverage, curriculum support, and quality periodicals research for students, educators, and library patrons.

  • Searchable full text of articles from journals as far back as 1994. 

  • In-depthabstracts of 50 to 150 words—written by professionals—plus high quality indexing of periodicals as far back as 1983

  • Daily updates on WilsonWeb; monthly on WilsonDisc.

 

Readers’ Guide Full Text, Select Edition
For libraries that want a 100% full-text database, the Select Edition of Readers’ Guide Full Text is the most popular choice.  Your patrons get searchable full-text plus abstracting and indexing for a broad selection of the most-wanted popular periodicals.

  • Searchable full text as far back as 1994, plus professionally written abstracts and high-quality indexing.

  • Frequent updates—daily on WilsonWeb; monthly on WilsonDisc

 

Readers’ Guide Abstracts
Informative abstracts of 50 to 150 words provided in this database can make finding the actual article cited unnecessary. And the new WilsonLink SFX-powered technology links citations to full text in any of your OpenURL compatible databases. What's more, on WilsonWeb citations feature links to websites mentioned in the articles for further information.

  • Indexing and abstracting of periodicals as far back as 1983.

  • Updated daily on WilsonWeb; monthly on WilsonDisc.
     

"The abstracts are excellent, allowing students to determine if the article is what they want while also giving them enough information to help them modify or further develop their topic." —Information Searcher

 

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature®
In this database, you will find all the trusted, broad coverage of the printed Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature in the convenient online form patrons prefer. On WilsonWeb, take advantage of links, remote access, WilsonLink SFX-powered technology, and more.

 

Praise for Readers' Guide Retrospective

"Invaluable to historical and cultural research."
Library & Information Science Research

“Valuable…for public, academic, and special libraries….highly recommended.”

Choice

“Exceeds…in terms of search options, accuracy…
reliability…
very highly recommended.” 

Reference Reviews

”Easy searching…
potent historical back file, and shelf space savings potential. Recommended for all libraries.”  

Library Journal

 

Reviews

 
Chosen by Library Journal as One of the 50 Best Reference Sources for the Millennium
 
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