C334: Cultures of Books and Reading

The following library resources are designed to help you find/retrieve book reviews (of popular and academic books), author interviews, and related resources about book publicity/advertising.  You will also need to find books related to book publishing.

Find Online Book Reviews

The IUB Libraries Research Collection located in the Wells Library, East Tower, has created a research guide to help you find both popular and academic book reviews.  Find Online Book Reviews

Book Advertisements

There are several online databases you can use to find images of book advertisements, such as Academic Search or Proquest Historical Newspapers.  Feel free to also search  Find Online Book Reviews for additional Internet and licensed Library image databases.

Search the ProQuest Historical Newspapers databases (New York Times Historical)
Select Advanced tab
Type in book title (for example, to kill a mockingbird)
Select Citation and document text from pull-down menu
Select Database:  News - The Historical New York Times (or other appropriate historical paper)
Select Date range:  (optional)
Document type:  Display Ad
Browse results

Find Books on publishing, publicity in the United States

IUCAT is Indiana University's online catalog.  IUCAT contains more than 6 million items owned by the IU Libraries statewide.  IUCAT allows users to find books, journals, newspapers, manuscripts, maps, videos, DVDs, and sound recordings available in several languages.  IUCAT is not designed to index article titles.  Follow these steps to find books on publishing.

Go to:  www.iucat.iu.edu
Enter keyword term(s):  tebbel and history of book publishing
Select the keyword search radio button
Limit to Herman B Wells Library (optional)
Browse results

Tip:  be sure to click on Subject Heading for additional resources within the IUCAT record.  For example, Subject Heading: publishers and publishing--United States will provide additional books and electronic resources about book publishing in the United States.  Many books related to publishing and publicity are located in the East Tower, Wells Library, 11th floor.  All current newspapers and periodicals are located in the Current Periodicals Collection.
Opposing Viewpoints

Opposing Viewpoints is an electronic database that contains full-text periodical and news articles, primary sources, statistics and multimedia designed to help you write a critical essay, research a report or term paper, or prepare for a debate.

For example, if you would like to debate the issue of corporate bookstore chains versus independent bookstores, this is an excellent resource to get started.

Historical Perspective

Articles: To find articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers, search an online library database. Use the "Resource Gateway" on the IUB Libraries' web site to search for a particular database or index by name, alphabetically, or by subject. Some suggestions for this project are: 

•  ProQuest Historical New York Times 
ProQuest Historical New York Times is an electronic library database that includes full-text of The New York Times newspaper from its first issue in 1851 to two years ago. ProQuest also provides full-text (with varying coverage) of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post. To search these four databases simultaneously, access the New York Times, choose "Select Multiple Databases" and scroll down to select the other historic newspapers. This will be useful for finding articles written during the time of your event/social issue. 

You can also use the widget below to search all four historical newspaper databases at once.  Give it a try!


•  Readers Guide Retrospective 1890-1982
Reader's Guide Retrospective is an electronic library index that provides citations to 609 of the leading U.S. magazines published from 1890 to 1982, including Publisher's Weekly.   After you get the citations you need, click on the IU Link button available in the database. This feature will direct you to either the article, if it is available in full-text online, or into IUCAT, which will provide the location of the print magazine where the article can be found. This will be useful for finding articles written during the time of your event/social issue.  Keywords:  bookseller, bookselling, publisher, publishing.

•  Lexis-Nexis
Lexis-Nexis is an electronic library database that includes the full-text of newspaper articles for both national, regional, and local news from 1980-present.  This will be useful for finding articles that provide a contemporary look at a historical event or for researching your social issue.  

•  Academic Search Premier  
Academic Search Premier is an electronic library database that includes a variety of academic disciplines and  provides access to scholarly and popular journal articles, many of which are full-text. This will be useful for finding articles that provide a contemporary look at a historical event or for researching your social issue.     

Books: To find books, search IUCAT, the library's online electronic catalog.  IUCAT tells you what materials the IUB Libraries own and where they are located. Some suggestions for this project are:

•  Merritt, Jeffrey D. Day by Day, the Fifties
   Wells Library Reference Reading Room &
   Information Commons/Undergraduate Library Services Reference
   D842.5 .M47 1979

•  Parker, Thomas. Day by Day, the Sixties
   Wells Library Reference Reading Room & 
   Information Commons/Undergraduate Library Services Reference
   D840 .P27 1983

•  Leonard, Thomas M. Day by Day, the Seventies
   Wells Library Reference Reading Room &
   Information Commons/Undergraduate Library Services Reference
   D848 .L4 1987

•  Chronicle of the 20th Century
   Information Commons/Undergraduate Library Services Reference
   CB425 .C44
  
•  Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History
   Wells Library Reference Reading Room & 
   Information Commons/Undergraduate Library Services Reference
   D11 .G78


Additional Resources

1.  Indiana University Bloomington Lilly Library of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Special Collections for more book history and culture.

2.  Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing. http://sharpweb.org/index.html
This research guide indexes a broad range of topics including social, cultural, and economic history of authorship; the history of the book trade, copyright, censorship, and underground publishing; the publishing histories of particular literary works, authors, editors, imprints, and literary agents; the spread of literacy and book distribution, and more.

Need More Help?

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Citing Sources 

You will need to cite your outside information sources if you directly quote, paraphrase, or utilize another's ideas. See Help with Citing for more information.


Avoid Plagiarism Like the Plague.  Check out these online tutorials:

http://inflite.ulib.iupui.edu/6/00goals.html

 

http://www.indiana.edu/~libinstr/Tutorial/Citing/citing1.html