Current Bibliography

Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature v. 1- , 1911- . (London: Historical Association, 1912- ). *RS-B. A yearly survey, primarily covering books but with some references to periodical articles. Specialists contribute individual chapters in the form of bibliographic essays which provide brief annotations, often qualitative. Coverage includes the ancient world, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East and the British Commonwealth, but is most detailed for European and especially British history. A useful source, with a publication delay of several years.

International Bibliography of the Historical Sciences v. 1- , publications of the year 1926- . Edited for the Inter-national Committee of Historical Sciences, 1930- . Annual. *RS-B. The most comprehensive attempt at bibliographic control of international historical literature. This annual (sometimes biennial) volume is a selective listing of books and articles for all periods of history, from preliterate through modern society; however, coverage of non-Western history is sometimes scanty. The classified arrangement includes a wide range of historical topics, including historical bibliography and historiography. No annotations are provided. A particular advantage of the IBHS is its coverage of a large variety of languages and countries of publication, but its unusual format-the language of the preface and table of contents rotates annually among English, French, German, Italian and Spanish-can be confusing. Publication delay of several years.