BOOK SELECTION TOOLS

[Sakkaravarthi]

For Books Published in Great Britain:

• Book-Seller: London, J.Whitaker and Sons, 1858-1908 monthly; 1909 — weekly.
• Whiteker’s Cumulative Book List : London, Whitaker, 1924 — quarterly and annual.
• British Books in Print : The reference catalogue of current literature. London, Whitaker, 1867—irregular (previously known as “Reference Catalogue of current literature”. Now it is called Whiteker’s Books in Print.

• British Book      News, London. British Council, 1940 — monthly.
• Times Literary      Supplement: London, The Times (Daily Newspaper, 1902— Weekly). This is a      reviewing periodical.
• ASLIB Book List      : London, ASLIB, 1935 —Monthly.
• British National Bibliography: London, Council of British National      Bibliography, 1950 — Weekly.

 

For Books Published in USA:

• Publisher’s Weekly: New York, R.R. Bowker, 1872.
• American Book Publishing Record: New York, R.R. Bowker.
• Publisher’s Trade List Annual, New York, R.R.Bowker, 1879 — Annual.

• Books in Print:      New York, R.R. Bowker, 1948 — Annual.
• Subject Guide to      Books in Print. New York, R.R.Bowker, 1950 — Annual.
• Library Journal:      New York, R.R.Bowker, 1876—Fortnightly (monthly in July and August).
• Book Review      Digest: New York, H.W. Wilson, 1905—Monthly (except in February and July).
• Cumulative Book      Index: World list of scientific books in English language. New York, H.W.      Wilson, 1898 — (Monthly except July, August and December).
• The National      Union Catalogue: Washington, Library of Congress, 1948 monthly.
• The Library of      Congress Catalogue, Books Subject: Washington, Library of Congress —      Quarterly.
• Scientific,      Medical and Technical Books : Edited by R.K. Hawkings 2nd Ed.
• Washington,      National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, 1948.

 

For Books Published in India:

• Indian National Bibliography: Calcutta, Central Reference Library, National Library, 1957 — Quarterly, 1964 — Monthly.
• Impex Reference Catalogue of Indian Books: New Delhi Indian Book Export and Import Co., 1960 — Supplement 1960-62.
• Documentation on Asia: Edited by the Girja Kumar and V. Machwe. New Delhi, Allied Publishers, 1963. V.1 - 1960 — Annual.

• National      Bibliography of Indian Literature, 1910-1953 : New Delhi, Sahitya Akademi,      1962.
• Indian Books,      1974-75: An annual bibliography by Ram Gopal Prasher and Associates. New      Delhi, Today and Tomorrow’s Book Agency.
• Indian Books in      Print : 6th edition compiled by Sher Singh, 3 vols. Delhi, Indian Bureau      of Bibliographies, 1995.
• Indian Press      Index with Book Review Supplement. Delhi, Delhi Library Association, 1968.
• Government      Publications of India: A survey of their nature, bibliographical control      and distribution systems, by Mohinder Singh, assisted by J.F. Pandya,      Delhi, Metropolitan Book Co.