Books, Journals, and Publishing

Last updated August 19, 2009

Maintained by: Susan Gangl s-gang@tc.umn.edu

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Books in Print

The online version is courtesy of the University of Minnesota Bookstores.

Books in Print

The online version is courtesy of the University of Minnesota Bookstores.

AddAll

Book Search and Price Comparison

International publishing/bookstore

Site list edited by Yale University Library

Powell's Books

Independent new and used bookstore

Ruminator Books

Press and Review located in St. Paul and Minneapolis

MNCAT Classic

Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.

Books and More

Access to other library catalogs in Minnesota, the United States and International

Book Review Index Online Plus

Includes more than five million review citations from over 5,800 books and periodicals, with linking to more than 630,000 full-text reviews; Please note: Our BRI license allows for five (5) U of MN - TC users at a time -- if you are denied access, please wait a few minutes and try again.

ARBAonline

Reviews print and electronic reference works published since 1997. The reviews are "written by librarians for librarians." AKA American Reference Books Annual, ARBAonline's reviews cover reference sources from more than 400 publishers in over 500 subject areas. Updated monthly.

ALA Awards

Lists various awards and scholarships, including Caldecott, Newbery, etc. From the American Library Association.

Books in Print

The online version is courtesy of the University of Minnesota Bookstores.

AddAll

Book Search and Price Comparison

International publishing/bookstore

Site list edited by Yale University Library

Powell's Books

Independent new and used bookstore

Ruminator Books

Press and Review located in St. Paul and Minneapolis

Electronic Texts

This section contains an introductory selection of electronic texts that the University Libraries have licensed, created, or that are freely available online from other institutions.

Internet Public Library

The Internet Public Library is a project from the University of Michican School of Information, and offers a staggering amount of well-organized information sources, including reference materials (dictionaries, encyclopedias), subject collections from all areas of knowledge, and special collections (including literary criticism, Presidents of the United States, Native American authors and more).

netLibrary

Through netLibrary, University of Minnesota students, staff, and faculty have access to a variety of currently published books in electronic format with each book listed in MNCAT with a link to its location on the World Wide Web; Note: The publisher of the NetLibrary database, OCLC, allows only one user to view a book at one time (in 15 minute increments, which can be extended). However, one no longer "checks out" a book. If you get a busy signal, try again in a few minutes.

On-Line Books Page, The

A directory of thousands of online books that can be read freely on the internet.

Copyright Permissions Office, U of M

This office, secures permission for copyrighted materials use for instructional or other academic purposes by U of M faculty and staff. Photocopying guidelines are also provided.

Publishers and Journals: A Guide to Fees and Response Times [.pdf]

University of Minnesota Copyright Permissions Center, Printing Services

Electronic Journals

This page provides access to the electronic journals subscribed to by the University Libraries and cataloged in MNCAT, and the many online journals provided through some of our full-text indexes including LexisNexis Academic, Business Source Premier, and Expanded Acadmic Index. Please also see our Electronic Journal Collections.

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

Ulrichs Periodical Ulrichsweb.com contains nearly a quarter-million serial records, including: academic and scholarly publications, consumer magazines, electronic publications, monographic series, newsletters, newspapers, trade publications, 'zines, and many other types of serial publications -- whether published regularly and irregularly, and whether they're active, ceased, or forthcoming publications. You can search by the current title, the previous title, the announced title and even the translated title.

Journal Citation Reports

Journal Citation Reports on the Web provides easy access to data that helps you evaluate and compare approx 8,400 scholarly and technical journals worldwide. Includes the Impact Factor for these journals.

MNCAT Journals Catalog

Use MNCAT and select "TC Journals Catalog" link on right side of MNCAT page.

MULS

MULS, A Union List of Serials is a database that contains over 140,000 serial titles and holdings of libraries in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. (the exact number of titles is available). Libraries are identified by their three letter MULS symbol preceded by a code designating state. The MULS symbol is not necessarily the same as the symbol used to identify libraries in their local online catalogs. MULS, A Union List of Serials is updated annually in August.
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Indexes: for finding journal articles

-- ArticlesAndMore menu listing Indexes to articles.

Retrospective Magazine/Journal Indexes

This Web page lists those hard-to-find indexes to older journals.

Minnesota Periodical Publications

A listing of periodical publications, most of which are also available online, and published in Minnesota.

International publishing/bookstore

Site list edited by Yale University Library

SALALM Latin American Booksellers

SALALM - Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials

AcqWeb: Directory of Publishers and Vendors

site from Vanderbilt University

Foreign Book Suppliers to Libraries (American Library Association)

Covers: Eastern Europe, Central Eurasia, Asia, The Pacific, Africa, and Middle East. see other sites for areas not included.