TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This article is intended to be an overview of major library resources of alternative publications, focusing on the period starting from the 1960s to the present. It serves as a guide to library reference collections including resources in print, microfilms and online databases.Design/methodology/approach– The annotated bibliography is divided into five sections: indexes, periodical and ephemera collections, bibliographies, agencies and associations, and books/reviews.Findings– This overview of major library resources of alternative publications focuses on the period starting from the 1960s to the present. It serves as a guide to library reference collections including resources in print, microfilms and online databases.Originality/value– Alternative publications are a unique library resource for social science research. They are usually referred to as non‐standard and non‐establishment publications, and they have their own indexes with specific finding guides that are not included in conventional periodical indexes or databases. It will be of interest to social science librarians and to reference librarians who work with researchers and students in social studies.
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
SN  - 0160-4953
DO  - 10.1108/01604950610641629
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01604950610641629
AU  - Wang Hong
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Alternative publications: library resources guide
T2  - Collection Building
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 31
EP  - 36
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -