The current year's issues are kept on display in the Reading Room whilst older issues are shelved in bound volumes in the Library's main book stacks. The Library has very rich holdings in periodicals from the eighteenth century onwards many of which in themselves make excellent sources for the study of social history. Please ask at the Issue Desk for more details. The years 1981 onwards are available in electronic format, via the Library's CD-ROM workstations in the Issue Hall and in the Reading Room. Ask at the Issue Desk for more details.
Many journals have their own indexes which are published as part of an issue or as a supplement.
For more details on individual titles, consult the Library's catalogues. The Internet can also be a useful source for locating information on journals and articles. The International Institute of Social History's Website includes links to pages with information about and indexes to various periodicals. Back to Periodicals Back to top Special collections and sources of historical illustration The Library holds a large collection of historic editions of travel guide books which may be useful to researchers of social history. Please apply to the Issue Desk for further details and access to the materials in these collections.