What is a Periodical Index?

A Periodical Index is a printed or electronic service that allows you to look for articles from journals, magazines, newspapers (often called periodicals or serials) on your topic. A periodical index lists the article title and author, plus the name, volume, pages and date of publication of periodical it was published in. If you are using a printed index, you still have to locate a copy of the periodical to read the article. (For help, go to Locating Periodical Articles in the Library)You can see a list of printed periodical indexes owned by the library below.

 

Electronic Periodical Indexes

The library also subscribes to many electronic databases, and most of them are periodical indexes. Very often, these indexes can provide summaries of the articles, and even the full text of articles. To access these, go to Find Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper Articles. These electronic periodical indexes are accessible to all Blinn College faculty, students and staff. They are accessible both on and off campus.

 

Major print periodical indexes, listed by campus location:

 

 Brenham General Print Periodical Indexes:

Readers Guide to Periodical Literature (1890 - present)

New York Times (1851 - present)

Houston Post (1976 - 1995)

Houston Chronicle (1995 - present)

Wall Street Journal (1975 - present)

 

 Brenham Subject Specific Print Periodical Indexes:

Biography Index (1946 - February 2007) call # R 920.02 W694b

Biological and Agricultural Index (1951 - 1999) call # R 630.5 W694b

Business Periodicals Index (1958 - 1999) call # R 650.5 B967p

Education Index (1929 - October 2006) call # R 370.16 Ed83i

Essay and General Literature Index (1900 - Pr) call # R 040 Es72a

General Science Index (1978 - April 2007) call # R 505.016 G286s

Humanities Index (1974 - present) call # R 050.16 H880i

MLA Bibliography (1921 - 2005) call # R 016.809 M720m

Short Story Index (1950 - present) call # R 016.808831 Sh81s

Social Sciences Index (1907 - 2001) call # R 050.16 So13s

 

 

 Bryan Print Periodical Indexes:

Readers Guide to Periodical Literature (1900 - present) call # R 050 R227g

Social Sciences Index (1974 - 2001) call # R 016.3 So13s

Humanities Index (1974 - July 2006) call # R 016.0013 H880i

Essay and General Literature Index (1900 - present) call # R 040 Es72a

Short Story Index (1955 - present) call # R 016.808831 Sh81s

General Science Index (1978 - October 2006) call # R 505.016 G286s

New York Times Current Events Index (1983 - 1996) call # R 070.4 N420y

 

 Schulenburg Print Periodical Indexes:

Readers Guide to Periodical Literature (1963 - 1984) call # R 050 W694r

National Geographic Index (1947 - 1983) call # R 910.5 N213g

American Heritage Index (1954 - 1989) call # R 973.05 Am35h

 

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