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New York, New York, March 13, 2008
H.W. Wilson today announced Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective: 1913-1983, a new reference database that brings together decades of content from Applied Science & Technology Index and Business Periodicals Index, popular resources in academic and special libraries.

An in-depth journalistic record of the most important events, issues and trends in the history of business and industry, Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective lets users search more than 4.5 million articles published in more than 2,000 periodicals, 1913 to 1983. The database includes the complete content of Industrial Arts Index (published 1913 to 1958), precursor to both Applied Science & Technology Index and Business Periodicals Index. Content from 1958 forward comes from Applied Science & Technology Index and Business Periodicals Index, published separately (with distinct coverage) starting that year.

Coverage decisions for Applied Science & Technology Index and Business Periodicals Index are aided by the ALA Reference and User Services Association's Committee on Wilson Indexes. Partnership that has long assured the research value of Wilson indexes now makes Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective the most relevant, wide-ranging, and balanced historical account of business and industry available.

From the rise and fall of thalidomide to the business of oil, from the evolution of satellite technology to the dawn of the global economy, this is a rich account of technological advances, business strategies, company profiles, iconic executives and scientists, and much more. Students and educators, journalists and others can depend on Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective for help with tracking down milestone studies, exploring historical controversies, finding papers by innovators, researching the development of particular technologies, and answering the many questions from business and industry that only historical journalism can shed light on.

Serials collections are more useful to researchers with Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective's versatile searching of the content of core journals. Updated subject headings make finding information easy using contemporary terms, though historical subject headings are also searchable. Personal and corporate names used as subject headings are standardized, to ensure retrieval of all records about an individual or company.

Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective searches seamlessly with Applied Science & Technology Full Text and Business Periodicals Full Text, providing access to nearly a century of data when combined with these contemporary databases. The database also makes an excellent complement to contemporary resources from other vendors, searching the journalistic record far beyond the typical retrospective coverage. Almost 50 of the journals in JSTOR, for example, are also covered by Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective.

H.W. Wilson offers free 30-day trials of Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective. Register at www.hwwilson.com/trial.

About H.W. Wilson
Since 1898, independent publisher H.W. Wilson has provided researchers with references produced with unmatched editorial integrity. More than 60 H.W. Wilson databases--indexes, abstracts, full text resources, plus the acclaimed Retrospective Collection--meet the research needs of customers around the globe. From the long-popular Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature to today's widely-praised Biography Reference Bank, H.W. Wilson products are created for librarians, by librarians. Over 150 Wilson editorial staff members with MLS or MLIS degrees--multi-lingual trained librarians and subject specialists--build the Wilson references each day.

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Frank Daly

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