Products : 19th Century Masterfile

  • Over 18 million full-text links from HathiTrust; Google Book SearchTM; and OpenURL-compliant links to subscription-based content.
  • Materials cited range from the 13th through the early 20th century.
  • Includes citations to more than 7500 pre-1930 periodicals.
  • Search across indexes to periodicals, books, newspapers and US/UK government document data in a single query.
  • Vital for graduate and post-graduate historical research.
  • Omni-disciplinary, covering the sciences, technology, law, humanities, literature and the social sciences.
19th Century Masterfile

The First Stop for Pre-1930 Research

Students, scholars and historians no longer need to wade through countless printed indexes or scattered electronic files to explore historical literature. 19th Century Masterfile brings all the relevant materials into a single source. In addition to vast indexing sources, 19th Century Masterfile also contains hundreds of thousands of links to full text sources of value to historians and students.

No history department is complete without access to this unparalleled resource.

A Single Search across all Subject Areas

• History • History of Science
• Literature Studies • Classics
• Legal Studies • Philosophy
• Religion • Psychology • Culture
• Engineering Technologies
• Medicine • Art Studies

19th Century Masterfile was launched in 1999 as "Poole's Plus," but has now grown to include over seventy (70) seminal as well as lesser known contemporary indexes to English-language publishing prior to 1930.

Additional content information is available; access is by genre:

  1. Multi-title Periodical Indexes (e.g., Poole's, Legal, Religion, Scientific Papers, etc.)
  2. Book Indexes
  3. Newspaper Indexes
  4. Complete Individual Periodical Indexes (e.g., Harper's, Atlantic Monthly,etc.)
  5. US Patents; Hansard's; US and UK Historical Government Documents

19th Century Masterfile is populated with full text links, permitting patrons to explore the materials via the finest indexes and then link to all manner of full text editions in public as well as commercial information sites. These include JSTOR, American Periodical Series, Hein Online, Accessible Archives and additional public sites.

5 Stars (out of 5). 19th Century Masterfile is the most comprehensive research tool for nineteenth century studies. It should be the researcher’s first stop to explore the literature.
The Charleston Advisor

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