Guides to Reference Sources:
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Catalogs of Other Libraries:
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Bibliography of the Time Period:
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Indexes to Works of Literature:
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The Publisher's Weekly And it's Predecessors:
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Publisher Histories, Directories, and Archives:
General Histories of Periodicals:
Online Periodical Indexes:
Indexes to Individual Periodicals:
Histories:
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Locating Periodical Collections in Libraries:
Access to Microform and Digital Collections:
Reference Guides and Dictionaries:
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General Information About Manuscript and Archival Material:
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Books and Periodicals on Researching the Web: