The most recent issues are kept on the 1st Floor . If you know the titles of some useful periodicals covering your subject area you can quickly find articles on other topics by looking at the subject index in each volume. This index is available in the back of most complete, bound volumes of each periodical shelved on the subject floors. It is not possible to find details of individual articles on Unicorn . You can find subject-specific bibliographies on Unicorn .
Some databases giving details of articles published on specific topics are available electronically.
These sources will contain details of material not available in Reading University Library which can usually be obtained from other Libraries by the Inter- Library Loans Service . The Library holds a good range of primary sources for history, eg the publications of the Pipe Roll Society and the English historical documents series, some of which do not appear in detail on Unicorn but can be found in the card catalogues on the Ground Floor. Most books published before 1820 are shelved in closed collections and must be requested in advance from the Ground Floor Information Desk and consulted in the Archives Reading Room. Bulmershe Library has some modern history materials, most can be found on Unicorn. The Rural History Centre 's reference library has strong holdings in agricultural history and rural life.